81271: 1930s-50s Japanese Meisen Silk Fabric, AraiHari Geometric Hex Grid Patterns

Vintage Japanese Textiles: 1930s-1950s Arai Hari Used Silk Kimono Piece Modernistic Geometric, Hex Figures Grid Example of Design changes in pre-war Japan: Western-influenced from the 1920s-1940s Art Nouveau/Art Deco Design Trends in Europe/USA. Width: 14 inches / 35.56 cm Length: 59 inches / 149.86 cm Catalog# 8127-1: US$20.00 per piece plus shipping Fabric History/Pedigree: 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 Fabric Description: This piece exemplifies pre-war Japanese design influenced by 1920s–1940s Art Nouveau and Art Deco from Europe and the USA. This high-quality, delicate 1930s-1950s kimono silk is lightweight meisen fabric, an ikat (Kasuri) type weave; fabric is slightly translucent; Background colors are off-white/gray and rusty-red, with patterns in black lines; This grid is complex, has concentric arrays, yet also vertical and horizontal symmetry and parallels; the motifs are the same on both sides (Please see close-ups); Colors: Please use our text color descriptions to complement your sense of the fabric, as contrast and color can vary across devices. Condition: Excellent.