7961:1960's Japanese Silk Ai-Ohshima Tsumugi, 55", Blue-Black Diamond Grid
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7961:1960's Japanese Silk Ai-Ohshima Tsumugi, 55", Blue-Black Diamond Grid

$12.50
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 Distinctive Older Japanese Textiles: 1960s Ohshima  Tsumugi (Pongee) Silk FabricFrom Arai-Hari Cleaner Aizome type dye used (Japanese tode-ai Indigo) Black & BlueDiagonal 3inches Rhombic Elements Grid Design Floral Medallions Catalog# 7961 Width:14.5 inches / 36.83 cmLength: 55 inches / 139.8 cm List: US$25.00 per piece*Discount Price: US$12.50Plus ShippingItem Details and Description: Fabric History/Pedigree: 1960s fabric from kimono pieces obtained 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 lightweight, slightly translucent Ai-Ohshima (Japanese Indigo, Persicaria tinctoria ) tsumugi (pongee) silk from the Amami Islands, Japan. The fabric features a deep indigo-black background with designs in lighter blues; The motif can be classed as a diagonally-oriented grid with 3-inch/ 7..62 cm rhombic (diamond) elements; also, concentric nested rhombic shapes within el

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