8052: 1960s Japanese Kimono Vermillion Silk Fabric 57"pc., Retro,Girls Ceremonial Motifs, AraiHari

Vintage Japanese Textiles:

1960s Silk Fabric Piece
From a Young Woman's Kimono

Arai-Hari

*Shuiro (Vermillion) Color Background: 
Retro Print of Ornate Older Girls' kimono
Many Children's Ceremonial Motifs 

Width: 14.25 inches / 36.2 cm
Length: 57 inches / 144.78 cm

Catalog# 8052:

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; 

Fabric Description: Lightweight silk, minimally translucent, deconstructed from a girl's kimono; This is a 1960s  fabric piece which has a vermillion (*shuiro) color background, with many types of childrens' traditional items,classically stylized: origami cranes, pinwheels, fans, games, lanterns, open fans, bamboo leaves, pine trees, many flowers; All colors of the spectrum are used, some of them in pastel hues,other medium darks; please see closeups.