{"product_id":"a-meisen-silk-haori-variant-of-arrow-feather-pattern","title":"A Meisen Silk Haori: Variant of Arrow Feather Pattern","description":"\u003cp\u003eearly twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a \u003cem\u003ehaori\u003c\/em\u003e or kimono jacket made of \u003cem\u003eM\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eeisen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e silk, a kind of \"everyday\" silk that was developed in the Meiji era (1868 - 1912) at a time when Japan's strict sumptuary laws were lifted: these laws dictated what people were allowed to wear and consume (among many other things), notable among the strictures was a ban against common people wearing silk.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMeisen\u003c\/em\u003e represents the democratization of silk in a changing Japan and it was consumed readily.  Its boom market prompted huge manufacture, which, of course, meant that countless new designs needed to be developed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMeisen\u003c\/em\u003e is a kind of machine aided \u003cem\u003ekasuri\u003c\/em\u003e cloth, the quality of silk being pedestrian as these were kimono that were not expensive and were meant to be worn on a regular basis as \"town wear.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a good example of an early Meisen kimono which is characterized by a soft, supple silk and showing a large-scale traditional pattern, in this case it is a variant on the arrow feather motif.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ehaori\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis half lined in back with a patterned cloth, very attractive, and it is in good, used condition with seemingly no stains or flaws.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA nicely designed Meisen garment, very attractive and still wearable.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45849888391354,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/files\/Yabane5_5e9b652f-4d92-4d9a-b6cf-3c3ab509223d.jpg?v=1778967358","url":"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/products\/a-meisen-silk-haori-variant-of-arrow-feather-pattern","provider":"Sri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}