{"product_id":"a-han-juban-or-half-under-kimono-zanshi-ori-cloth","title":"A Han Juban or Half Under Kimono: Zanshi Ori Cloth","description":"\u003cp\u003eearly twentieth century\u003cbr\u003eshoulder to hem x shoulder to shoulder: 28 1\/4\" x 24 1\/2\", 71.5 cm x 62 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis garment is known as a \u003cem\u003ehan juban\u003c\/em\u003e or half under kimono and it is hand stitched from hand woven cotton \u003cem\u003ezanshi ori,\u003c\/em\u003e a kind of cloth that is made of leftover yarns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eZanshi ori\u003c\/i\u003e is cloth that is woven from threads either leftover from home production of yarn making, or from broken threads that were purchased from local commercial weavers.  Usually the weft is fed with these random threads while generally the warp is regulated producing an irregular horizontal 'striping'; if home threads are used, knotted slubs can often be seen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this case we can see that the leftover yarns were taken from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/collections\/kasuri\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ekasuri \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eproducers: this is evidenced by the fact that occasionally in the random design seen on this garment, patterns seem to coalesce and then vanish, becoming another one somewhere within the field of woven design.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe cotton is of good weight and the \u003cem\u003ezanshi ori \u003c\/em\u003eis really, really wonderul.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote a pale blue silk collar and missing sleeves: collars and sleeves were often taken off and reattached according to wear or to the wearer's preference.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFantastically appealing.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46191337636026,"sku":null,"price":165.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/files\/Zanshi5235.jpg?v=1785257384","url":"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/products\/a-han-juban-or-half-under-kimono-zanshi-ori-cloth","provider":"Sri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}