7953:1960s Mud-Dyed Japanese Silk Doro-Ohshima Tsumugi, Geometric,50in. AraiHari
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7953:1960s Mud-Dyed Japanese Silk Doro-Ohshima Tsumugi, Geometric,50in. AraiHari

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Catalog# 7953 1960s  Rare Japanese Textiles: Doro (Mud-dyed) Ohshima Tsumugi (pongee) Silk FabricGeometric Figures,Rounded-Hex & 4-Point DiamondsPixelated Rectangular Grid Array  Width: 14 inches / 35.56 cmLength: 50 inches / 1.27mUS$20.00 per piece Plus Shipping Item Details and Description Fabric History/Pedigree: 1960s lightweight doro ohshima tsumugi (mud-dyed) fabric from kimono pieces  from an Arai Hari (special Japanese kimono cleaner -- see info on Arai-Hari HERE from John Marshall, expert on Japanese textiles . Fabric Description Details: This thin, lightweight piece is a geometric pattern rendered in a pixelated manner; quite remarkable with rows of 4-point stars (2.5"/6.4 cm H), alternating with rows and columns of 1 inch/2.54cm longest side rounded-hexagonal shape figures; both types have flowers within; background is dark mud-brown (almost black) with the motifs in off-white to tan colors. In these older mud-Ohshima fabrics, note how the motifs are rendered b

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