Vintage Meisen Kimono Silk Piece, Blurry Checkerboard 14" x 42" from Japan # ZP-16 Chirimen Crepe depending on the light

depending on the light

Backs are smooth and the same color

a clay jar and leaves

with subtle

Vintage Meisen Kimono Silk Piece, Blurry Checkerboard 14" x 42" from Japan # ZP-16 Chirimen Crepe depending on the lightBlack, off white, light pink, red, gray and yellow triangles, rectangles, spots, hexagons, other geometric shapes. This silk has Meisen's traditional, intentional blurr. Both sides are just the same, and it's a true ikat, woven with thin, fine silk. These pieces are from a dis assembled kimono. Pure silk in excellent, beautiful condition; we see no stains, fading or other problems. Quite thin and light, and a little crisp. Not much sheen; this is the