Rainbow Watermelon Intricate Tiny Overall Komon Print, Vintage Kimono Silk from Japan, 14" x 45" #1217 3/8" Button Intricate details in many colors

Intricate details in many colors are hand painted by Susan Clarke

It's a true ikat so both sides are the same and the ikat work is beautifully woven

one piece 6" x 39"

due to their different weaves

Rainbow Watermelon Intricate Tiny Overall Komon Print, Vintage Kimono Silk from Japan, 14" x 45" #1217 3/8" Button Intricate details in many colorsAn array of reds and pinks, plus greens and blues, with many creamy white dot like shapes that change and morph like a blending, moving patchwork. Overall we keep seeing watermelon colors. The complexity and intricacy of the print is so beautiful and mysterious; this is a traditional dyeing technique for kimono silk called Komon in Japan. The teeny off white shapes are so detailed., and makes the bright reds and pinks seem almost blurry until you get