{"product_id":"a-pieced-sakiori-obi-rag-woven-kimono-sash","title":"A Pieced Sakiori Obi: Rag Woven Kimono Sash","description":"\u003cp\u003eearly to mid twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e110\" x 7 1\/2\", 279.5 cm x 19 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a nicely colored and woven\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esakiori obi\u003c\/i\u003e, or a traditional kimono sash that is woven using shredded cloth as its weft yarn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe cotton warp yarns on this obi are black in color.  The weft yarns--thin, shredded rags--are shades of  mottled grey-purple, white, mottled black and mottled orange and grey.  The black warp yarns mute the color of the weft fill and gives a rich color tone to obi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis obi is a bit unusual because it was cut and mended. If it is seen from the proper \"public facing side\" this mend is unnoticeable. An accompanying detail photo shows this using arrows pointing to the seam that obscures the mend. However the reverse side of this obi shows the damage and this is also illustrated in the photo attached here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis hand woven\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esakiori\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eobi is a very handsome example of a traditional,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esakiori\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eweaving.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA beautifully colored, beautifully woven folk textile.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43003550728378,"sku":"","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/files\/SaakioriObii5_d7590c41-5178-4dd6-b97a-d792162d0dcc.jpg?v=1704745347","url":"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/products\/a-pieced-sakiori-obi-rag-woven-kimono-sash","provider":"Sri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}