{"product_id":"8106-2-1930s-50s-japanese-meisen-silk-fabric-araihari-flowers-decorated-fans-mock-shibori-florals-34in","title":"8106-2: 1930s-50s 34in. Japanese Meisen Silk Fabric, AraiHari  Flowers-Decorated Fans, Mock-Shibori","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eVintage Japanese Textiles: \u003cbr\u003e1930s-1950s Arai Hari Used Silk Kimono Piece\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFans Motif with Irregular Shaped Classic \u003cbr\u003eMock Shibori-dots background\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith Floral Elements\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBellflowers, Hydrangea \u0026amp; Chrysanthemums\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWidth: 14 inches \/ 35.56 cm\u003cbr\u003eLength: 34 inches \/ 86.36 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCatalog# 8106:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\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\u003eUS$10.00 per piece plus shipping\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eFabric History\/Pedigree: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e 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\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\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Go to John Marshall's explanation of old Japanese way of cleaning kimonos, called araihari.\" href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/blogs\/yokodana-kimono-blog\/john-marshall-conversation-about-arai-hari-traditional-kimono-cleaning\"\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\/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\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; background: white;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; 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;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e For an excellent 'how-to' do  Arai-Hari oneself, we highly recommend Kae Warnock's Blog, \u003cem\u003eChocolate Factotum\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\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"color: #000099; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFabric Description:\u003c\/strong\u003e This high-quality, delicate 1930s-1950s kimono silk is lightweight meisen fabric, slightly translucent; Background color is silver-white and predominant black; the black fans have turquoise-blue chrysanthemum stems (stylized): The ragged  1\/4 inch (6.35mm) wide boundaries create irregular obtuse background fields of mock-shibori dots; these small dots are also 1\/4 inch (6.35mm) diamond shapes, gray lines; The decorated fans almost fill the width; flowers in the fans are also bellflowers (\u003cem\u003ekikyou\u003c\/em\u003e);  slso hydrangea (\u003cem\u003eajisai\u003c\/em\u003e) ; dominant flower colors used are light to medium dark pastels: white, dark peach, yellow, with the dark turquiose-blue;  Motifs are same on both sides (Please see close-ups).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Please use our text color descriptions to complement your sense of the fabric, as contrast and color can vary across devices.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"YokoDana Kimono","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43995811119191,"sku":"8106-2","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1135\/9848\/files\/IMG_6401.jpg?v=1782857879","url":"https:\/\/www.yokodana.com\/products\/8106-2-1930s-50s-japanese-meisen-silk-fabric-araihari-flowers-decorated-fans-mock-shibori-florals-34in","provider":"YokoDana Kimono","version":"1.0","type":"link"}