Mystery Ikat, Teal/Bronze Drawings on Ivory, Oshima? Vintage Kimono Silk from Japan, By the Yard #313 Linen Machine drying or dry cleaning

Machine drying or dry cleaning are not recommended

a few with black or rainbows

with some body and crispness

almost stone-like look and texture

and the total depth of the concho with the screw is around 3/4"

Mystery Ikat, Teal/Bronze Drawings on Ivory, Oshima? Vintage Kimono Silk from Japan, By the Yard #313 Linen Machine drying or dry cleaningAll done in the weave, we think this may be a 'non certified' Oshima silk; it's certainly a difficult, detailed weave, very smooth, sleek, soft silk, and our translation on our phone thinks one of the figures woven in black near the fringe says "Oshima" and or "Large Island". The dark teal and brownish bronze figures are reminiscent of Kanji; they almost seem to sparkle because of the character of the intricate weave. A story, a newspaper, a village