{"product_id":"81112-1980s-japanese-tsumugi-pongeesilk-arai-hari-41in-pcgeometric-lattice-trellis-floral-copy","title":"81112: 1980s Japanese Tsumugi (Pongee)Silk, Arai-Hari 41in.PcGeometric Lattice Trellis Floral","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca name=\"top\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eCatalog#: 8111-2\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e1980's Arai Hari Cleaned Japanese Textiles: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e Tsumugi (Pongee) \u003c\/em\u003eSilk Piece\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStrong Western Designs Influence:\u003cbr\u003eTraditional Botanical Trellis, Medallion Diamond Grid\u003cbr\u003eHints of Chintz\/Kalamkari; Geometric Lattice\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Morris-like \"Columbine\" Motifs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eSilk Kimono Fabric by Piece\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWidth:14.5 inches \/ 35.56 cm\u003cbr\u003eLength: 41 inches \/ 104.14 cm\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUS$17.00 per piece, plus shipping\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"10\" width=\"134\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1135\/9848\/files\/divider1.jpg?v=1708803291\" alt=\"divider red bar\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\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\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;\"\u003e1980s\u003c\/span\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;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\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;\"\u003epieces received from a traditional Japanese kimono cleaner\/reconstructor called \u003ci\u003eArai-Hari\u003c\/i\u003e -- see an excellent explanation of traditional \u003ci\u003eArai Hari\u003c\/i\u003e by textile expert John Marshall by \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\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\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; height: 121px;\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"3\" border=\"0\" class=\"MsoNormalTable\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 121px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 0.75pt; height: 121px;\"\u003e\n\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 For an excellent 'how-to' do  Arai-Hari oneself, we highly recommend Kae Warnock's Blog\u003ci\u003e, Chocolate Factotum:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\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\u003cul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDescription:  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eThis distinctive Japanese vintage traditional Tsumugi is a thicker, medium to heavy-weight pongee-type silk that is slate-blue tsumugi-weave; \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMotifs\/Designs:  \u003c\/strong\u003eThis fabric design is strongly influenced by Western art and other Non-Japanese designs: We did a Google image search for similar patterns using our photos, resulting in the following nomenclature for our pictures: \"Traditional Botanical Trellis, Medallion Diamond Grid, Hints of Chintz\/Kalamkari, Persian-inspired....\"  and - most frequently - \"Geometric Lattice, William Morris-like 'Columbine' Motifs\"; aside from the slate-blue background, colors used: lines and figures are cream-white, others light mauve, lighter moss-greens; patterns on one side but lighter contrast of designs on the reverse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eAlso, as for the motif, if you look closely, you'll see a diamond\/diagonal arrangement of medallions; said medallions have small reddish flowers at the center, with curling-leaf tendrils.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComment:  \u003c\/strong\u003eThis is obviously taken from the above-mentioned Western, other non-Japanese motifs; Still, this is a textured-to-the-touch tsumugi silk, thicker and \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eperhaps best suited for upholstery, purse, or accessory making.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eColors:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e \u003cb\u003ePlease NOTE\u003c\/b\u003e that colors and contrast differ on each device, so please use our text descriptions to complement your sense of the fabric.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000099; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e Excellent.  \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCultural\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBackground Note:  \u003c\/strong\u003eFrom \u003ca title=\"www.nippon-kichi.jp\" href=\"https:\/\/nippon-kichi.jp\/article_list.do?kwd=2324\u0026amp;amp;ml_lang=en\"\u003ewww.nippon-kichi.jp:\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eT\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003esumugi are silk textiles woven by hand using thread collected from the floss of the cocoons. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe floss is made from debris of the cocoons and spun by hand into thread. Because the thread is called “tetsumugi ito” or “ tsumugi ito”, the textile made from the thread became to be known as tsumugi.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTsumugi is characterized by its unique texture and dull gloss coming from subtle variations of the tsumugi threads. It is extremely durable and has been used for everyday clothes and working clothes since ancient times....\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTo read the rest of this page\u003c\/strong\u003e and learn more about tsumugi, please  visit: \u003ca title=\"www.nippon-kichi.jp\" href=\"https:\/\/nippon-kichi.jp\/article_list.do?kwd=2324\u0026amp;amp;ml_lang=en\"\u003ewww.nippon-kichi.jp\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"11\" width=\"147\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1135\/9848\/files\/divider1.jpg?v=1708803291\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBelow: \u003c\/b\u003eHand-made purse using 1930's Doro Ohshima tsumugi silk, made by Fumi Sakanashi, YokoDana KImono's owner's sister, an award-winning quilter in Japan. The Doro Ohshima (mud-dyed) is the center patterned portion on both sides, with the solid areas and handles being new; shown in pictures below:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"329\" width=\"367\" alt=\"Fumi Sakanashi HandMade Purse (front)from Tsumugi\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1135\/9848\/files\/ohshima-purse-fumi1_480x480_dd368d28-2b2e-43fc-915f-5d3202044bf4.jpg?v=1722971864\" style=\"margin-right: 89.8px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 89.8px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-right: 152.3px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 152.3px; float: none;\" alt=\"Fumi Sakanashi HandMade Purse (back)from Tsumugi\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1135\/9848\/files\/ohshima-purse-fumi2_480x480_4ca325ee-ea3d-4ff7-b836-8bf8b63394a6.jpg?v=1722971864\" width=\"357\" height=\"339\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"#top\"\u003eTop\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YokoDana Kimono","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44027457372247,"sku":"8111-2","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1135\/9848\/files\/8111-2.jpg?v=1783804304","url":"https:\/\/www.yokodana.com\/products\/81112-1980s-japanese-tsumugi-pongeesilk-arai-hari-41in-pcgeometric-lattice-trellis-floral-copy","provider":"YokoDana Kimono","version":"1.0","type":"link"}