Length of Kyo-bingata or bingata made in Kyoto (not Okinawa). . High quality chirimen (crepe) silk length taken from a disassembled kimono. Stencil dyed in patterns of overlapping fan leafs with floral designs. The dye penetration is not as much as in Okinawan bingata and the hand brush shading used by Okinawan artisans is absent in this example. Okinawan Bingata colors are used for a contrasting effect and are often muddier than the colors used in Kyo-bingata. Japanese after war used materials to make new garment …out of kimono. Until war kimono constructed to be able to reposition panels when they were worn to in order to save the panel and extend life.