7958:1960's Japanese Silk Ohshima Tsumugi, 59"Arai-Hari,Black-Blue, Mums
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7958:1960's Japanese Silk Ohshima Tsumugi, 59"Arai-Hari,Black-Blue, Mums

$25.00
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 Distinctive Older Japanese Textiles: 1960's Ohshima  Tsumugi (Pongee) Silk FabricArai-Hari Blue w/ Black Multiple Sizes Chrysanthemums Catalog# 7958 Width:14 inches / 35.56 cmLength: 59 inches / 149.86 cm US$25.00 per piecePlus ShippingItem Details and Description: Fabric History/Pedigree: 1960s 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 .) Description: This is a light-medium weight, minimally translucent  Ohshima tsumugi (pongee) silk from the Amami Islands, Japan. The fabric black foreground of many sizes,  Chrysanthemum flowers of various sizes in black with a background field of blue; Note also the characteristic tiny pixelated grid caused by the Ohshima weave method; the fabric is smooth and has 1/4 inch / 6.35 mm selvage on both sidesPlease view our close-ups. Cultural Background Information:Details on this part of Japan's special pongee silk-making proces

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