8121: 1980s Japanese Ohshima Tsumugi Silk Fabric, Deadstock 72in.Asa-No-Ha (HempLeaf) Motif

Vintage Japanese Textiles:
1980s Kimono Silk Fabric Piece

Classic Asa-no-Ha (Hemp Leaf) Pattern
Deadstock

Width: 14.5 inches / 36.83 cm
Length: 72 inches /  1.828 m

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Catalog# 8121:

 US$20.00 per piece
plus shipping

Fabric Description: Lightweight Ohshima Tsumugi silk, factory deadstock; Off-white color silk with the classic Ohshima weave, pixelated in minuscule "+" in gray, render the patterns; fabric is stiff and minimally translucent; This fabric is a classic Asa-no-Ha pattern (Hemp Leaf) -- used for over 1200 years in Japanese culture, religion & art/designs; the centers of all the asa-no-ha patterns are in a light red; no drape, smooth to touch but no sheen; motifs on both sides.

Colors:  Reminder that colors on different devices can vary significantly; please use our text color descriptions in your consideration. 

BACKGROUND JAPANESE TEXTILES CULTURAL NOTES: There are various types of older Ohshima Tsumugi silk involve tsumugi using mud, indigo, and grass or plants in the dyeing process. To learn about the older Ohshima textiles, there are details on that aspect of Japan's special pongee silk-making process which can be found on the National Foundation for Promoting the National Costume of Japan website. The site explains the natural plant dyes and mud  etc. used in making older (1960s and earlier) Ohshima Tsumugi silks, quoted here: 

 Characteristics: A plain woven silk fabric with pre-dyed scoured threads both for warp and weft. The color is refined and calm and the fabric is soft and difficult to wrinkle. Threads are dyed with plant dyes such as "Techiki" (Raphilolepis umbellata) and indigo (Persicaria tinctoria) with a technique, peculiar only to "Oshima Tsumugi," called "Ori Jime." As a variety, an additional treatment is made to the dyed thread by dipping them in muddy water. It is "Doro(mud) Zome(dyeing)." There are several kinds of "Oshima Tsumugi":"Doro Oshima," "Ai(indigo) Oshima," "Doro Ai Oshima," "Iro(color) Oshima" and "Natsu(summer) Oshima."

Condition: Excellent.