Japanese Bowls, Heavy Thick Vintage Kimono Obi Silk from Japan By the BOLT 12" x 173" #782 Swirls + Paisleys or otherwise manipulating fabric to

or otherwise manipulating fabric to resist dye

this is a true ikat

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Vintage true Mother of Pearl Shell

Japanese Bowls, Heavy Thick Vintage Kimono Obi Silk from Japan By the BOLT 12" x 173" #782 Swirls + Paisleys or otherwise manipulating fabric toPure silk, thick, stiff and heavy, for obi. It's soft and smooth not textured, with a bit of sheen. The entire print, of repeating bowls, is done in the weave, very intricately, and the back is attractive too more muted and less finely detailed, shown in the last 3 photos. The entire bolt is this same design. The background is beige, and the bowls are green, red orange, gold and teal, with tiny sparkly metallic gold areas, which the photos don't