Japanese Yukata Cotton Fabric, Indigo Geometric Pattern Religious Items Parrots have been popular motifs

Parrots have been popular motifs in Chinese art

Beautiful vintage men's/ unisex silk Juban

good fortune and fidelity

with a small blossom stamp in the center

Late Meiji period c

Japanese Yukata Cotton Fabric, Indigo Geometric Pattern Religious Items Parrots have been popular motifsTraditional Japanese kimono are made with bolts of fabric called tanmono, meaning simply fabric roll. Each tanmono is between 12 15 metres long, but only 36cm wide as kimono are made up of panels in that width. These fabric rolls are unique and it is rare to find two exactly the same, which is why vintage kimono silk is so well loved around the world. In our store we sell vintage kimono silk by the metre.