{"product_id":"8007-1980s-deadstock-ohshima-tsumugi-silk-indigo-black-blue-obtuse-geometrics-62-in","title":"8007: 1980s Deadstock Ohshima Tsumugi SilkDark Emerald Green-Black, Geometrics, 62 in.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca name=\"top\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003e  Traditional Japanese Textiles:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAuthenticated \u003c\/em\u003eNagachou Ohshima \u003cem\u003eMfr:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeadstock 1980's Ohshima  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eTsumugi\u003c\/em\u003e (Pongee) Silk Fabric\u003cbr\u003eDark Emerald Green-Black w\/Obtuse Geometric Line Figures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eCatalog# 8007\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWidth:15.25 inches \/ 38.73 cm\u003cbr\u003eLength: 62 inches \/ 157.48 cm\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eUS$25.00 per piece\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" height=\"13\" width=\"173\" 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\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eItem Details and Description\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFabric History\/Pedigree:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e1980s kimono fabric from deadstock rolls (unused 'new' from another time.); Factory authenticated, maker name \u003cem\u003eNagachjou\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThis is an  Ohshima tsumugi silk from Amami Islands, Japan. Details on this part of Japan's special pongee silk-making process can be found on the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.kimono.or.jp\/dictionary\/eng\/ooshimatsumugi.html\" title=\"Non-profit kimno.or.jp , information on Ohshima Tsumugi\"\u003eNational Foundation for Promoting the National Costume of Japan\u003c\/a\u003e website, which  explains the natural plant dyes and mud  etc. used in making Ohshima Tsumugi, quoted here:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eCharacteristics: A plain woven silk fabric with pre-dyed scoured threads both for warp and weft. The color is refined and calm and the fabric is soft and difficult to wrinkle. Threads are dyed with plant dyes such as \"Techiki\" (Raphilolepis umbellata) and indigo (Persicaria tinctoria) with a technique, peculiar only to \"Oshima Tsumugi,\" called \"Ori Jime.\" As a variety, an additional treatment is made to the dyed thread by dipping them in muddy water. It is \"Doro(mud) Zome(dyeing).\" There are several kinds of \"Oshima Tsumugi\":\"Doro Oshima,\" \"Ai(indigo) Oshima,\" \"Doro Ai Oshima,\" \"Iro(color) Oshima\" and \"Natsu(summer) Oshima.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFabric Description Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eLight-medium weight, minimally translucent \u0026amp; stiff Ohshima Tsumugi silk, black\/Indigo, blended with dark-emerald green background fabric with singular line obtuse geometric figures placed randomly throughout the fabric; figures are in subdued hues of yellow, red, burgundy, blue, orange, mustard and other yellows; this is typical Ohshima style weave, using tiny pixel + signs to render motifs; fabric is the same on both sides:  (please see closeups); The start of this roll shows maker's name and factory, \u003cem\u003eNagachou, Ohshima;\u003c\/em\u003e the first order of this fabric will receive the maker's mark\u003cem\u003e label band (last image)\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e EXCELLENT,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2b00ff; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eRecommended for making scarf\/accessories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003ePopular with our antique Japanese textile aficionados and collectors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"YokoDana Kimono","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42500734353495,"sku":"8007","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1135\/9848\/files\/IMG_5925.jpg?v=1769621819","url":"https:\/\/www.yokodana.com\/products\/8007-1980s-deadstock-ohshima-tsumugi-silk-indigo-black-blue-obtuse-geometrics-62-in","provider":"YokoDana Kimono","version":"1.0","type":"link"}