Japanese Silk Fabric By the meter Small Boxes Edo/Meiji period

Edo/Meiji period

2 pieces available

made from grey beige silk with purple bamboo leaves pattern

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Japanese Silk Fabric By the meter Small Boxes Edo/Meiji periodA vintage kimono silk jacquard fabric in cream white with rope and lacquered box motif. Very soft and silky texture. 1970's. Available for purchase by the metre. Traditional Japanese kimono are made with bolts of fabric called tanmono, meaning simply fabric roll. Each tanmono is between 12 15 metres long, but only 36cm wide as kimono are made up of panels in that width. These fabric rolls are unique and it is rare to find two exactly the same, which