Rainbow Watermelon Intricate Tiny Overall Komon Print, Vintage Kimono Silk from Japan, 6" x 55" #1217 1" Button with raw silk's softness

with raw silk's softness

so where they 'land' changes the effect throughout and creates a striped abstract

The previous owner wasn't sure if these are bear claws or wild eyes

14" wide and about 14

Rainbow Watermelon Intricate Tiny Overall Komon Print, Vintage Kimono Silk from Japan, 6" x 55" #1217 1" Button with raw silk's softnessAn array of reds and pinks, plus greens and blues, with many creamy white dot like shapes that change and morph like a blending, moving patchwork. Overall we keep seeing watermelon colors. The complexity and intricacy of the print is so beautiful and mysterious; this is a traditional dyeing technique for kimono silk called Komon in Japan. The teeny off white shapes are so detailed., and makes the bright reds and pinks seem almost blurry until you get