Rainbow Watermelon Intricate Tiny Overall Komon Print, Vintage Kimono Silk from Japan, 6" x 55" #1217 1" Button cleaning and drying ceramics

cleaning and drying ceramics

The shell and the black color create a lustre that is almost like suede

Feels a bit like extra-soft cotton muslin

with raw silk's softness

Rainbow Watermelon Intricate Tiny Overall Komon Print, Vintage Kimono Silk from Japan, 6" x 55" #1217 1" Button cleaning and drying ceramicsAn array of reds and pinks, plus greens and blues, with many creamy white dot like shapes that change and morph like a blending, moving patchwork. Overall we keep seeing watermelon colors. The complexity and intricacy of the print is so beautiful and mysterious; this is a traditional dyeing technique for kimono silk called Komon in Japan. The teeny off white shapes are so detailed., and makes the bright reds and pinks seem almost blurry until you get