Super Rare Vintage Saga Nishiki Flat Semi-Real Gold Leaf Thread – Premium Hira-haku, Traditional Japanese Textile Material 16007

Super Rare Vintage Saga Nishiki Flat Semi-Real Gold Leaf Thread – Premium Hira-haku, Traditional Japanese Textile Material 16007

This flat foil thread is made by applying urushi lacquer to Japanese paper (the lacquer acts as an adhesive), attaching semi-gold leaf (a mixture of real gold and silver), and cutting it into very fine strips.

It is used as the weft thread in Saga Nishiki, one of Japan’s representative traditional textiles.

By trimming both edges, it can be used as flat foil thread.

Saga Nishiki flat foil thread is extremely difficult to obtain today, making it highly valuable and suitable for preservation as a reference material.

Size
Wide 39cm
Lengh 83cm

Weight 44g