8106: 1930s-50s Japanese Meisen Silk Fabric, AraiHari Flowers-Decorated Fans, Mock-Shibori Florals

Vintage Japanese Textiles: 1930s-1950s Arai Hari Used Silk Kimono Piece Fans Motif with Irregular Shaped Classic Mock Shibori-dots background with Floral Elements Bellflowers, Hydrangea & Chrysanthemums Width: 14 inches / 35.56 cm Length: 57 inches / 144.78 cm Catalog# 8106: US$18.00 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 high-quality, delicate 1930s-1950s kimono silk is lightweight meisen fabric, slightly translucent; Background color is silver-white and predominant black; the black fans have turquoise-blue chrysanthemum stems (stylized): The ragged 1/4 inch (6.35mm) wide boundaries create irregular obtuse background fields of mock-shibori dots; these small dots are also 1/4 inch (6.35mm) diamond shapes, gray lines; The decorated fans almost fill the width; flowers in the fans are also bellflowers (kikyou); slso hydrangea (ajisai) ; dominant flower colors used are light to medium dark pastels: white, dark peach, yellow, with the dark turquiose-blue; Motifs are 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.