78802:1960s Japanese AraiHari Vintage Kimono Silk Fabric,46in.Pc:Flowers-Grass

Vintage Japanese Textiles:
1960s Kimono Silk Fabric Piece
Arai-Hari
Unusual Modernistic Pixel-like Flowers-Grass Motif

Width: 13.5 inches / 34.29 cm
Length: 46 inches / 118.64 cm

Catalog# 7880-2:

US$12.00 per piece
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Fabric History/Pedigree: 1960s silk fabric 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 click-pushing HERE.

Fabric Description: This is a medium-weight silk, derived from a woman's kimono; the fabric is dark brown, almost black but with a hint of dark olive green as background; the flowers and grass designs are in pale olive-green color, but from a distance fabric looks more like a gray on black; This motif is rather unusual in that it uses small squares and rectangles in a pixel-looking fashion; stylized, modernistic; Fabric is not translucent and the reverse is a polar negative -- Black on pale olive-green;

(NOTE ON OUR IMAGES: We were unable to capture the subtle olive-green elements, YL)

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

Recommended for making scarves/accessories.

Condition: Excellent.