7931:1950s Japanese Meisen Silk 55in.Pc. (AraiHari) Kasuri-Like Geometric Designs

Catalog# 7931 1950s Japanese Textiles:From Arai-Hari Cleaners Japanese Kimono Meisen Silk Fabric PieceKasuri-like Designs Geometric Clusters, Patterns on Solid Maroon Color Width: 14 inches / 35.56 cmLength: 55 inches / 139.8 cmUS$19.00 per piece plus shipping Item Details and Description Fabric History/Pedigree:  1930s-1950s silk fabric pieces received from a traditional Japanese kimono cleaner/reconstructor called Arai-Hari -- see an excellent explanation of traditional Arai Hari by  John Marshall, expert on Japanese textiles  HERE .) Fabric Description: This Meisen silk, is a lightweight summer-type fabric, translucent but not sheer; with a fairly smooth feel to the touch, the background is a solid dark burgundy red color(similar to Japanese red bean paste); Note that these designs were more commonly seen in cotton ikat/kasuri, but instead this is silk ; The motifs are rows if figures in staggered diagonal array; Each element is about 3.5 inches / 8.89cm squared; these eleme