Running Low, Salmon Pink Bingata Tsumugi Handweave Vintage Kimono Silk from Japan, By the Yard, #222

Raw silk Tsumugi Pongee from Japan. Traditional bingata floral with iris, chrysanthemums, plum and cherry blossoms, ponds and streams, homes, bridges, water wheels. The background color is pink towards salmon or coral, not orange at all, and very consistent and smooth. It's a bit more pink than your screen may show. It is a true, hand-stenciled bingata and handwoven Tsumugi, probably from Okinawa. The lightly slubby silk is very soft, with a bit of texture and body, and just a hint of drape. Lightweight, matte finish, no shine.  100% Silk 14" wide and sold by the yard, the last of this beautiful condition, vintage bolt. Japan. 

If you buy both yards, you'll actually get about 2.5 including the fringe, borders and labels. 

Bingata is a traditional stencilled resist dyeing technique originating in Okinawa Prefecture in Japan.  It typically features a busy pattern of repeating nature motifs such as fish, flowers and fauna in a number of bright colours. Bingata is worn during traditional Ryukyuan festivals and traditional arts performances.

Bingata dates from the 14th century, when the island of Okinawa experienced an influx of foreign goods and manufacturing techniques. It is believed to have developed as a synthesis of Indian, Chinese and Javanese dyeing processes.