This listing is for a single, narrow panel of yardage taken from a vintage formal kimono.

This fabric is a wonder.  A heavily woven brocade, it comes from a deconstructed vintage kimono that might have been created for some sort of performance. The weave is quite heavy for a kimono - more of a formal maru obi weight - and it could not have been easily belted.

The design is also unusual - a river scene that seems quite European, if not English.  A small boy clad in western garb paddles a small row boat towards a low, stone bridge. Next to the bridge is a set of stone houses.  Below the blue river is a larger boat with rigging afloat in a shimmering sea. 

There are three full scenes repeated over the length of the panel plus some partial scenes at each end.

Though we can't be sure, we suspect this is a nishijn-woven piece.  See video below for more on this.