{"product_id":"8146-1960s-japanese-silk-ohshima-tsumugi-4petals-fish-scale-bars-grid-58-araihari","title":"8146: 1960s Japanese Silk Ohshima Tsumugi, 4Petals, Fish-Scale,Bars,Grid,58\",AraiHari","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca name=\"top\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e1930s-1950s  Distinctive Japanese Textiles:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eCatalog# 8146\u003cbr\u003eLight Cocoa, Browns\/Tan Ohshima Tsumugi (pongee) Silk Fabric\u003cbr\u003ePixelated  Weave Tortoise Shell Traditional Pattern, Vertical Parallel Bands\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e Width: 14.5 inches \/ 36.83cm\u003cbr\u003eLength: 58inches \/ 147.32 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUS$20.00 per piece \u003cbr\u003ePlus Shipping\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg height=\"10\" width=\"133\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1135\/9848\/files\/divider1_480x480.webp?v=1671059364\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eItem Details and Description\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" color=\"#000099\" style=\"color: #000099; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"color: #000099; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eFabric History\/Pedigree:  \u003c\/b\u003ePieces received from a traditional Japanese kimono cleaner\/reconstructor called \u003cem\u003eArai-Hari\u003c\/em\u003e -- see an excellent explanation of traditional \u003cem\u003eArai Hari\u003c\/em\u003e by textile expert John Marshall,by \u003ca title=\"Go to John Marshall's explanation of old Japanese way of cleaning kimonos, called araihari.\" href=\"\/blogs\/yokodana-kimono-blog\/john-marshall-conversation-about-arai-hari-traditional-kimono-cleaning\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eclicking HERE\u003c\/strong\u003e;\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" style=\"height: 124px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 124px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 124px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e For an excellent '\u003cem\u003ehow-to'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e  do Arai-Hari oneself, we highly recommend Kae Warnock's Blog\u003cem\u003e, Chocolate Factotum:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"line-height: normal; background: white;\" 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\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kaewar.wixsite.com\/chocolate-factotum\/post\/step-one-of-arai-hari-picking-the-kimono-apart\" title=\"Step One of Arai Hari - Picking the Kimono Apart\"\u003eStep One of Arai Hari - Picking the Kimono Apart\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"line-height: normal; background: white;\" 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\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kaewar.wixsite.com\/chocolate-factotum\/post\/step-two-the-washing-process-and-the-formula\" title=\"Step Two of Arai Hari - The Washing Process and the Formula\"\u003eStep Two of Arai Hari - The Washing Process and the Formula\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" color=\"#000099\" style=\"color: #000099; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\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=\"133\" height=\"10\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFabric Description Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThis silk piece is lightweight, slightly translucent, minimally textured in a light cocoa color with a darker brown-to-dark tan background, with the full fabric pattern as a tiny pixel-mesh element; the elements have slight off-white threads, per the usual Ohshima Tsumugi weave\/dye process. The fabric is the same on both sides; textured to the touch due to the tortoise shell pattern; the bands run vertically in parallel, and within the bands can be seen micro-tiny pinstripes; this is a classic Doro-Ohshima (Mud-Ohshima).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Please use our text color descriptions as a guide, keeping in mind that contrast and color can vary across devices.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBACKGROUND JAPANESE TEXTILES CULTURAL NOTES:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThere are various types of older Ohshima Tsumugi silk that involve tsumugi using mud, indigo, and grass or plants in the dyeing process. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eTo 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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Non-profit kimno.or.jp , information on Ohshima Tsumugi\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kimono.or.jp\/dictionary\/eng\/ooshimatsumugi.html\"\u003eNational Foundation for Promoting the National Costume of Japan\u003c\/a\u003e website. The site explains the natural plant dyes and mud  etc. used in making older (1960s and earlier) Ohshima Tsumugi silks, quoted here:  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharacteristics:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eA 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.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"YokoDana Kimono","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44385736097879,"sku":"8146","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1135\/9848\/files\/IMG_6646.jpg?v=1790790463","url":"https:\/\/www.yokodana.com\/products\/8146-1960s-japanese-silk-ohshima-tsumugi-4petals-fish-scale-bars-grid-58-araihari","provider":"YokoDana Kimono","version":"1.0","type":"link"}