Purple Fireworks Vintage Meisen Kimono Silk Pieces from Japan, 13" x 62" # ZP-19 Czech Glass and they create six-sided tortoise

and they create six-sided tortoise shell shapes through the pastel yellow silk

We may be able to get more

the more visible the red is

not quite shiny

Purple Fireworks Vintage Meisen Kimono Silk Pieces from Japan, 13" x 62" # ZP-19 Czech Glass and they create six-sided tortoiseDeep purple, with white, coral, sage and ochre. This vintage kimono silk has the classic, desirable, intentional "Meisen Blur", feathered edges where the colors meet. Not a print, this is a true ikat, and both sides are just the same. It was woven with thin, fine silk. These pieces are from a dis assembled kimono. Pure silk in great condition except for one selvedge, which has tiny snips from the previous kimono construction, shown clearly in the last