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creating extra color
It doesn't lie perfectly flat
Glass that had tumbled for years in the ocean before being found on the beach and made into buttons
with a few variations and striations
Date unknown
Rose-Mauve with Sumi-e? Vintage Kimono Silk From Japan, All Narrow Pieces Still Stitched: #1219 Crystal creating extra colorThe base silk is a dark dusty rose color, with in the weave tiny black kasuri crosses, visible on the front and the back. They almost look like sashiko stitches. The print looks like ink brushwork, and it may actually be a similar technique, but the design does repeat. Lots of scenery, buildings and people mixed in with the trees. The black "ink" 'fades' now and then, we think intentionally. This kimono silk looks antique and may be, or perhaps not