Japanese Silk, Grey with Purple Floral Patter Ikebana and a painted reed motif

and a painted reed motif

White speckled glaze (kohiki style) with a carved chrysanthemum pattern

with a small blossom stamp in the center

Bodhidharma was a semi-legendary Buddhist monk who lived during the 5th or 6th century CE

black on one side

Japanese Silk, Grey with Purple Floral Patter Ikebana and a painted reed motifTraditional 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.