Thank you for viewing. This is a lace handkerchief dyed in a soft, pale peach color, known as "ikkonzome." It can be used as a handkerchief for outings or everyday use, or even as a vase mat. It would also make a lovely gift. The lace edging features a leaf design. Ikkonzome (一斤染め) In the Heian period, the crimson dye required 20 kin (approximately 12 kilograms) of very expensive safflower to dye one roll of silk (two bolts). This crimson dye was a forbidden color. However, a pale red color dyed with one kin (approximately 600 grams) of safflower for one roll of silk (two bolts) was permitted as a "listening color" (a color that was allowed), and thus ikkonzome appeared. Size: 39cm x 39cm Color: Pale pink Material: 100% cotton Included: "Colors of Japan" bookmark #lace handkerchief #colors of Japan #ikkonzome #vase mat #gift #formal