7889: 1980s Deadstock Silk, Cranes-in-Crest,Mon Designs, Purple, Mums,58"

1980s Deadstock Japanese Silk Kimono Fabric

Deadstock Kimono Fabric by Piece

Large-Scale Family Crests (Mon) with Japanese Cranes & Flowers Within

Catalog# 7889

Width:14.75 inches / 37.47 cm
Length: 58 inches / 147.32 cm

US$16.00 / piece
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Item Details and Description

Fabric History/Pedigree: 1980s fabric derived from deadstock roll of kimono silk; (Deadstock means old inventory which is like new but has been in storage, never been used).

Fabric Description: Japanese vintage light-medium silk kimono fabric originally intended to make a woman's kimono; a solid purple colored background is interwoven throughout with diagonal rows of Imperial Chrysanthemums, every one 1.125 inches / 28.58 mm diameter; foreground motif is with large-scale Japanese family crests (called 'mon'), the largest being 10inches / 25.4 cm at longest dimension; these mon are filled with either the classic rounded-cranes, or flowers, pine branches, etc.; Motifs are on one side, prints; Other details of the motif: Colors are white, orange, pink, dark red, green, yellows, gray, black and off-whites; Please see close-ups - last one is of the interwoven Imperial chrysanthemums; nice sheen and subtle drape.

Recommended for making clothing/ accessories, but also we feel suitable for display as hanging, or runner.

Note: Colors vary with different devices so please complement our text descriptions when considering colors.

Condition: Excellent; except for a handful of very tiny white pin dots of dye, barely visible, even so, price reduced