{"product_id":"19th-century-safflower-dyed-lining-silks-natural-dyes","title":"19th Century Safflower Dyed Lining Silks: Natural Dyes","description":"\u003cp\u003elate nineteenth century\u003cbr\u003eorange piece: 53\" x 13\"\u003cbr\u003etwo purple and green pieces, each, approximately: 12 3\/4\" x 4 1\/2\", 32.25 cm x 11.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese three beautifully colored silk pieces are taken from a \u003cem\u003eyose juban\u003c\/em\u003e, a pieced undergarment which was a typical undergarment worn by women in old Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe silks are all extremely lightweight and thin; there is very little body to them and they literally flutter in the breeze.  But they are all wonderfully dyed in natural dyes and the figured fragments are hand resist dyed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe long, orange, tone-on-tone piece is dyed in safflower or \u003cem\u003ebenibana\u003c\/em\u003e as it is known in Japan. The purple fragment is most likely dyed in gromwell root and shows the traditional hemp leaf or \u003cem\u003easa no ha\u003c\/em\u003e pattern, and the green fragment is most likely dyed in indigo which is over dyed in a yellow dye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eA vibrantly colored length of old silk, this is a wonderful textile study piece from old Japan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49296549544054,"sku":"nkv1794054299766","price":25.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/1205\/1318\/files\/19th-century-safflower-dyed-lining-silks-natural-dyes_1.jpg?v=1794054339","url":"https:\/\/terrytone.shop\/products\/19th-century-safflower-dyed-lining-silks-natural-dyes","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}