Metallic Teal Smoke Rainbow Hand-Painted Unusual Obi, Heavy Thick Silk and Metallic from Japan #214 Japanese Kimono Fabrics These pieces are from a

These pieces are from a dis-assembled kimono

The complexity and intricacy of the print is so beautiful and mysterious

high shine STERLING silver

the effect is muted red

Sold per 13" x 60" Piece

Metallic Teal Smoke Rainbow Hand-Painted Unusual Obi, Heavy Thick Silk and Metallic from Japan #214 Japanese Kimono Fabrics These pieces are from aThis is an obi that is like flexible silky metal. Blended shades of silver, gunmetal tones, teals, blues, pinks, green golds. It's alive with sheen, probably has real metal fibers woven in with with the silk, and most likely hand painted with Bokashi technique. The blends are smooth and 'blurred' no sharp lines between colors; if you see sharp lines in the photos, it's just reflections, sheen and or fold lines. The base silk also has a subtle crackle