素そ絹けん

noun

coarse silk

Refers to a type of plain, unrefined silk fabric. Often used in historical or traditional textile contexts.

• 素そ絹けんは、江え戸ど時じ代だいに庶しょ民みんの間あいだで広ひろく使つかわれた絹きぬ織おり物ものです。

  Soken is a silk fabric that was widely used among commoners during the Edo period.