Mine!!!!

Feb. 4th, 2010 07:31 pm
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OK, this makes up for the paint-fu. I just won one 1200 cm bolt of 39 cm wide kimono fabric for $14 plus $17 shipping from Japan. The seller (one I've dealt with in the past, highly reliable)  described it as "synthetic", which could mean jinken, a very high quality rayon. I'll have a better idea once I can touch it. But phoenixes and clouds are so auspicious. I wish it was a little wider, but it was too good to pass up. 

Date: 2010-02-05 03:49 am (UTC)

Date: 2010-02-05 04:48 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sasha-khan.livejournal.com

That would make a lovely kaftan ::smirk::

Date: 2010-02-05 04:59 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gurdymonkey.livejournal.com
Hey, you HAVE a couturier.

Date: 2010-02-05 05:59 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gurdymonkey.livejournal.com
Oh. Sure you did.

Though that reminds me, there is a Dutch engraving of a samurai that was obviously made by an artist who was working from an oral or written description because the result is vaguely Turkish. You know, long silken robes, curved sword....

Date: 2010-02-05 05:14 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] la-peregrina.livejournal.com
Nice! Very nice! I think the fabric of my mundane black dress is made of this kind of rayon. It has that look to it. *sigh* BTW, is white the color of mourning in Saionji no Hanae's time? Just wondering.

Date: 2010-02-05 05:54 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gurdymonkey.livejournal.com
That's what dye is for. ;-D

Date: 2010-02-05 06:43 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] la-peregrina.livejournal.com
Lucky you. :-) What color do you think will suit it best?

Date: 2010-02-05 06:39 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sengokudaimyo.livejournal.com
Thou suckest.

(Luv ya! :) )

Date: 2010-02-05 06:45 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] la-peregrina.livejournal.com
Ah, but she suckests the least. ;-)

Date: 2010-02-05 06:58 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gurdymonkey.livejournal.com
Sensei, you say the sweetest things. ;-D

Date: 2010-02-05 08:55 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] crimsongriffin.livejournal.com
Nice! From Ichiroya, or an auction?

Date: 2010-02-05 02:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gurdymonkey.livejournal.com
Ryu Japan, via eBay. Ichiroya also often has great stuff too!

Date: 2010-02-06 11:24 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] crimsongriffin.livejournal.com
What's their ebay seller name? Can't seem to find them, though I've seen their usual website.

Date: 2010-02-06 05:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gurdymonkey.livejournal.com
Their eBay handle is "ryujapan-99".

Date: 2010-02-05 02:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] danabren.livejournal.com
ooo pretty!

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