Emerald Waves - Japanese vintage silk foldover pouch NEWBAGSMAY2020 which is normal for this

which is normal for this kind of embroidery as the silk does get more delicate with age  - see pictures

Baba Studio sewn label for authenticity

Many changes from the earlier editions - these vary from slight alterations of colour to extensive reimagining of imagery

This is designed by hand

but this example could be earlier

Emerald Waves - Japanese vintage silk foldover pouch NEWBAGSMAY2020 which is normal for thisThis beautifully patterned pure silk with lots of gold metallic threads is cut from a vintage Japanese obi belt and makes a very striking bag. The lining is a dark green obi silk this was the original lining of the belt. As these belts are not large, this bag is made in very limited numbers. Please note that every bag of this type is quite different, as we cut from different places in the piece of fabric. Yours will probably not be identical to one of