{"product_id":"8099-1960s-japanese-silk-fabric-deconstructed-high-end-obi-63-inches-ornate","title":"8099: 1980s Japanese Silk Fabric,Deconstructed High End Obi, 63 in., Pc, Phoenix, Ornate","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eVintage Japanese Textiles:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1980s Heavily Embroidered\/Brocade Silk Fabric Piece\u003cbr\u003eDeconstructed from Formal Obi Sash,Remnant\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e*Shuiro \u003c\/em\u003e(Vermillion) Color; Phoenix, Pine Trees(Needles), Plum Blossoms\u003cbr\u003eOrnate Orbs, Heavy Metallic Silver, Gold, Copper - Brocade, Embroidered\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eArai-Hari\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWidth: 14.75 inches \/ 37.47cm\u003cbr\u003eLength: 63 inches \/ 160.02 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCatalog# 8099:\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\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e US$25.00 per Piece \u003cbr\u003ePlus Shipping\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\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=\"147\" height=\"11\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003cb\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;\"\u003eFabric History\/Pedigree:  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ePieces 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 \u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Go to PDF:John Marshall's explanation of old Japanese way of cleaning kimonos, called araihari.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.johnmarshall.to\/_files\/ugd\/7baeac_8381b7d22bdd4c358665c286aa3d852d.pdf\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eclicking HERE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\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; \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100.036%; height: 124px;\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"3\" border=\"0\" class=\"MsoNormalTable\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 124px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 0.75pt; height: 124px; width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left; line-height: normal; background: white;\" align=\"left\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\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 \u003c\/span\u003eFor an excellent 'how-to' do  Arai-Hari oneself, we highly recommend Kae Warnock's Blog, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChocolate Factotum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #222222; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\"\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\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eStep One of Arai Hari - Picking the Kimono Apart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #222222; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\"\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\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eStep Two of Arai Hari - The Washing Process and the Formula\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"color: #000099; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" color=\"#000099\" style=\"color: #000099; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eFabric Description:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eThis is one side of a deconstructed formal obi, thicker heavy weight silk; Pictures show the 'outside' view, and one image above shows the inside; fabric is heavily embroidered and brocade; Motif of large orbs almost the full width; The center full orb has the Phoenix and flora; the other orbs have plum blossoms and flora; Main outer color is\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/yokodana-kimono-blog\/about-the-color-shuiro-japanese-conception-of-red-is-red-the-color-of-love\" title=\"About meaning of color shuiro in traditional Japanese art and culture\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e *shuiro \/\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003evermillion--see our blog commentary *\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/yokodana-kimono-blog\/about-the-color-shuiro-japanese-conception-of-red-is-red-the-color-of-love\" title=\"About the color shuiro in Japanese art and culture\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHERE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e; There are cursive flowers and curlicues in the outer ring of the orbs; The fabric is full of dense brocade and embroidery with an abundance of metallic color threads (gold, silver, copper); please see closeups: last picture(gold) is the reverse\/inside of this fabric.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eNote on colors:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e Since all devices display colors differently, please use our text descriptions of colors to complement your sense of the fabric's color.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eRecommended for framing, display\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"YokoDana Kimono","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42639469969495,"sku":"8099","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1135\/9848\/files\/8099long.jpg?v=1774289988","url":"https:\/\/www.yokodana.com\/products\/8099-1960s-japanese-silk-fabric-deconstructed-high-end-obi-63-inches-ornate","provider":"YokoDana Kimono","version":"1.0","type":"link"}