{"product_id":"7993-1930s-1940s-japanese-meisen-copper-color-w-reticular-dash-grid-silk-fabric-pieces","title":"7993: 1930s-50s Japanese Meisen Copper Color w\/Reticular Dash Grid,Silk Fabric 54\"","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eVintage Japanese Textiles:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1930s-1950s Arai Hari Used Summer Meisen Silk Kimono Piece\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWidth: 13.375 inches \/ 33.973 cm\u003cbr\u003eLength: 54 inches \/ 137.16 cm\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eCatalog# 7993\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eUS$18.00 per piece \u003cbr\u003eplus shipping\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1135\/9848\/files\/divider1_b9fa55d4-9298-4b52-9733-8aac6b770196_medium.gif?v=1477957896\" alt=\"divider\" width=\"133\" height=\"10\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000099; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\" color=\"#000099\" face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"color: #000099; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eFabric History\/Pedigree:  \u003c\/b\u003ePieces received from a traditional Japanese kimono cleaner\/reconstructor called \u003cem\u003eArai-Hari\u003c\/em\u003e -- see an excellent explanation of traditional \u003cem\u003eArai Hari\u003c\/em\u003e by textile expert John Marshall,by \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/yokodana-kimono-blog\/john-marshall-conversation-about-arai-hari-traditional-kimono-cleaning\" title=\"Go to John Marshall's explanation of old Japanese way of cleaning kimonos, called araihari.\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eclicking HERE\u003c\/strong\u003e;\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"height: 124px;\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 124px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 124px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e For an excellent 'how-to' \u003c\/strong\u003edo  Arai-Hari oneself, we highly recommend Kae Warnock's Blog\u003cem\u003e, Chocolate Factotum:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: #222222;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Step One of Arai Hari - Picking the Kimono Apart\" href=\"https:\/\/kaewar.wixsite.com\/chocolate-factotum\/post\/step-one-of-arai-hari-picking-the-kimono-apart\"\u003eStep One of Arai Hari - Picking the Kimono Apart\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: #222222;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Step Two of Arai Hari - The Washing Process and the Formula\" href=\"https:\/\/kaewar.wixsite.com\/chocolate-factotum\/post\/step-two-the-washing-process-and-the-formula\"\u003eStep Two of Arai Hari - The Washing Process and the Formula\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000099; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\" color=\"#000099\" face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"10\" width=\"133\" alt=\"divider\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1135\/9848\/files\/divider1_b9fa55d4-9298-4b52-9733-8aac6b770196_medium.gif?v=1477957896\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFabric Description:\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a high-quality, unusual 1930s-1940s kimono silk  of a type we haven't seen, and haven't offered on our website for years. It is definitely a meisen silk, but is thicker and has a textured almost sponge-like feel to it; Also, when holding it up to a light a sort of silver  pinholes refraction is seen of entire fabric; when light behind it; So, we classify this as a rare medium meisen; Background color is solid copper color, with a geometric  and symmetrical reticular arrangement of black dashes which measure 1\/4 inch X 1\/8th (6.35mm X 3.17mm); the vertical lines (columns) are evenly spaced at 3\/8th inch (.375\") ; and, rows are also symmetrically spaced; these black figures are also evocative of a traditional theme in Japanese art -- swallows in flight, while not all of them are exactly that shape.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Please use our text color descriptions to complement your sense of the fabric due to differences in contrast and color on different devices.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" color=\"#000099\" style=\"color: #000099; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e Excellent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eRecommended for making accessories, or display.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"YokoDana Kimono","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42489581535319,"sku":"7993","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1135\/9848\/files\/IMG_5878.jpg?v=1769040346","url":"https:\/\/www.yokodana.com\/products\/7993-1930s-1940s-japanese-meisen-copper-color-w-reticular-dash-grid-silk-fabric-pieces","provider":"YokoDana Kimono","version":"1.0","type":"link"}