79982: 1930s-50s Japanese Meisen Black Color w/Diagonal White Dash Grid,Silk Fabric 52in.

79981: 1950s Black Meisen Silk, 61inches

Vintage Japanese Textiles:

1930s-1950s Arai Hari Used Meisen Silk Kimono Piece

Width: 14 inches / 35.56 cm
Length: 52 inches / 132.08 cm

Catalog# 7998-2

US$18.00 per piece
plus shipping

Fabric History/Pedigree: Pieces received from a traditional Japanese kimono cleaner/reconstructor called Arai-Hari -- see an excellent explanation of traditional Arai Hari by textile expert John Marshall,by clicking HERE;

For an excellent 'how-to' do Arai-Hari oneself, we highly recommend Kae Warnock's Blog, Chocolate Factotum:

Fabric Description: This is a high-quality, unusual 1930s-1940s kimono silk of a type we rarely see, 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 black color, with a diagonal grid arrangement of the double dashes (white,red); white dashes measure 1.25 inch long, red dashes .75inch.

Colors: Please use our text color descriptions to complement your sense of the fabric due to differences in contrast and color on different devices.

Condition: Excellent.

Recommended for making accessories, or display.