7789:1980s Japanese Tsumugi Silk 62in.Pc Deadstock,Sansui-Ga Countryside Motif

1980s Japanese Textiles:

Deadstock Japanese Kimono Tsumugi(Pongee) Silk Fabric Piece

*Sansui-ga: Classic Country Scene Motif
Streams, Leaves, Flowers, Old Country House, etc.

Catalog #: 7789

Width: 14.375 inches / 36.51 cm
Length: 62 inches / 157.48 cm

US$18.00 per piece
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Item Details and Description

Fabric History/Pedigree: 1980s or earlier silk fabric pieces from a partial deadstock roll found with other similar old fabrics.
Fabric Description & Cultural Background Information:

Fabric is light to medium weight, background a solid brighter tan-beige with motifs in pastel hues of blue, some dark aqua-blues (gradation), red, light-browns, black, and off-white, with intentionally fuzzy boundaries of all designs; the fabric is stiff and is minimally translucent (only if a bright light is behind the silk);

*This motif is called, Sansui-ga and is a classic motif originating in Chinese art, used by Japanese artists (Hiroshige for example) for centuries; Sansui-ga means, literally, "mountain-water-image" in Japanese.

Elements of Sansui-ga included in this fabric are as follows: all stylized - streams, old-style Japanese houses, various leaves (Japanese Maple), bamboo leaves, pine trees, lotus, and other shapes of flowers all cascading vertically down the fabric;

To learn more, there is an excellent article on Sansui-ga in a post to Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art in Israeli website tmja.org.il, link here.

NOTE: All designs result from a pixelated effect, tiny pixelated lines created in the weaving/dyeing process (Please see closeups); selvage on both sides is .25 inch (6.35mm) fabric slightly stiff, little drape; same on both sides.

Colors: Please NOTE that colors and contrast differ on each device, so please use our text descriptions to complement your sense of the fabric.

Condition: EXCELLENT,

Popular with our antique Japanese textile aficionados and collectors.

Recommended for making scarf/accessories.

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