Backs are smooth and the same color
Just enough of the natural shell's glow comes through to create a lovely sheen and iridescence
depending on the light
Loop opening is around 3mm
Vintage Meisen Kimono Silk Piece, Blurry Checkerboard 14" x 42" from Japan # ZP-16 Chirimen Crepe Backs are smooth and theBlack, off white, light pink, red, gray and yellow triangles, rectangles, spots, hexagons, other geometric shapes. This silk has Meisen's traditional, intentional blurr. Both sides are just the same, and it's a true ikat, woven with thin, fine silk. These pieces are from a dis assembled kimono. Pure silk in excellent, beautiful condition; we see no stains, fading or other problems. Quite thin and light, and a little crisp. Not much sheen; this is the