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Gorgeous hand woven Japanese silk brocade obi circa 1700s. This piece measures 12.75 inches wide (25.5 if opened flat) and is 77 inches long, my guess is that it was cut at some point and hemmed perhaps to display. The brocade type is discontinuous, as seen from the back, the threads are only in small areas around the pattern, they do not run to the edge of the fabric, this was popular in weavings of the 1700s. The colors are an antique gold back ground with muted green vegetation with copper. lavender, slate blue and cream flowers, very beautiful and skilled weaving! There is some age oxidation and some small areas of shattering at the fold line which is not at all surprising in a textile this age, the fabric is otherwise in good condition and would display beautifully!  19th century hand woven towel or scarf probably Greek or Bosnian. This piece measures 17 by 64 inches with 1 inch long fringe at the ends, the sheer fabric feels like a silk and cotton blend with vegetal dyed cotton decorative threads woven into the fabric at each end, intriguing geometric patterns. The colors are off in my pictures as the colors are no where near that bright, the reds are actually a faded burgundy with gold and pink. As the pictures clearly show, there are areas in the sheer fabric that are damaged, the ends however are in remarkably good condition probably due to the extra thickness of the designs woven into the fabric, the fringe is also in good condition. I have not washed this piece as I know most collectors would prefer this as is.   

Hand woven Japanese silk brocade obi cir $175.00

  

Hand woven towel or scarf probably Greek $45.00

   


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