8057: 1950s Japanese Kimono Silk Fabric Piece 58",Chrysanthemums, Mums, Arai-Hari

8057: 1950s Japan Silk, Mums, Streams, 58in.

Vintage Japanese Textiles:

1950s Silk Fabric Piece
From a Young Woman's Summer Silk Kimono

Soft White Color Background:
Large Mums & Stylized Other Chrysanthemums
Arai-Hari

Width: 13.5 inches / 34.29 cm
Length: 58 inches / 147.32 cm

Catalog# 8057:

US$20.00 per Piece
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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: Lightweight silk deconstructed from a woman's kimono; This is a 1950s or earlier fabric piece which has a soft-white color background; motif is of mostly Daisy Chrysanthemums and other similar stylzed; largest flower is 5 inches / 12.7cm diameter; The red and green swaths we presume to be streams or water in usual traditional renderings; All designs are print on one side but given the thin nature of the fabric is seen on reverse; minimal drape; Being very thin, we note there is a slightly textured feel to this silk, but not a fully chirimen feel.

Note on colors: Since all devices display colors differently, please use our text descriptions of colors to complement your sense of the fabric's color.

Recommended for making scarf or accessories

Condition: Excellent.