81202 Vintage 1960s Doro Ohshima Tsumugi Silk Fabric Piece 81202 Mud-Dyed Japanese Pongee with Kikko, Fan & Hanabishi Kasuri Weave Motifs
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description: Catalog#: 8120-2 1950s-1960s Arai Hari Cleaned Japanese Textiles: Doro (Mud-Dyed) Ohshima Tsumugi (Pongee) Silk Piece Classic Elements Motifs: Kikko (tortoise), Fans, Hanabishi(Floral Diamonds in metallic kasuri-style weave (warp-weft) Width:14.5 inches / 36.83 cm Length: 46 inches / 118.64 m US$20.00 per piece, plus shipping Fabric History/Pedigree: 1950s-1960s 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 clicking HERE; For an excellent 'how-to' do Arai-Hari oneself, we highly recommend Kae Warnock's Blog, Chocolate Factotum: Step One of Arai Hari - Picking the Kimono Apart Step Two of Arai Hari - The Washing Process and the Formula Description: This distinctive Japanese vintage traditional Tsumugi silk is a thinner light-weight summer pongee-type silk; due to the Mud-dyed process(Doro), color background is dark brown, black in lower light; the motifs (detailed above) are in soft metallic silver or gold, both colors give off a burnished, less shining metallic; this piece's weave is warp-weft kasuri process, creating this pattern by way of the Ohshima tsumugi-weave; This thin, lightweight piece is slightly translucent, probably from summer garment, slightly stiff but softer than many other tsumugi; fabric is the same on both sides; Selvedge on both sides is irrecular-about 3/8inch / 9.53mm; Ohshima Tsumugi(Pongee) Cultural Background Info: Kimonos made from Doro-Ohshima Tsumugi are held in high regard among kimono traditionalists in Japan, given that the Imperial family has been known to wear such fabric in Royal kimonos. Colors: Please NOTE that colors and contrast vary by device, so use our text descriptions to complement your sense of the fabric. Condition: Excellent. Cultural Background Note: From www.nippon-kichi.jp: Tsumugi are silk textiles woven by hand using thread collected from the floss of the cocoons. The floss is made…
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