But although he sewed fine silk for his neighbours, he himself was very, very poor.

Grandfather seems to grow 'translucent with age, as if he were screenprinted on fine silk'.

They sometimes live communally in fine silk webs covering leaves, but are more visible when they speed across brickwork or sunny windowsills.

For kimono printing the stencils are stabilized by attaching them to a fine silk net.

He was rewarded with 9,000 rolls of fine silk for his performance, all of which he distributed to his colleagues and subordinates.