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Hand Painted Fabric Discovered in 1971 in Japan
Re-print of a vintage article.
By: Hope Dennis
Published: Sunday, December 19, 1971
The Honolulu Advertiser
Honolulu, Hawaii
On one of his frequent business trips to Japan several months ago, Mortimer Feldman, president of Tori Richard, a Hawaiian garment firm, spotted some uniquely beautiful hand-painted yardage.
He discovered lengths of it in a small store on the outskirts of Kobe and with difficulty, finally located the source of the fabric.