Rainbow Watermelon Intricate Tiny Overall Komon Print, Vintage Kimono Silk from Japan, 6" x 78" #1217 9/16" Button This rayon challis is lightweight

This rayon challis is lightweight

the fronts of most are quite sparkly

with rice-paste outlines

Cool water

Rainbow Watermelon Intricate Tiny Overall Komon Print, Vintage Kimono Silk from Japan, 6" x 78" #1217 9/16" Button This rayon challis is lightweightAn 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