Originally published serially from 1935 to 1937, twelve years later, a final installment added a warehouse fire at which the protagonist reflects on the Milky Way.  
Near the end of this novel there is a lengthy discussion of Chijimi linens.  Originally published serially from 1935 to 1937, twelve years later, a final installment added a warehouse fire at which the protagonist reflects on the Milky Way.  During this fire, he is separated from his lover Komako, who rushes forward to carry the possibly dead Yoko, whose lover is Komako's ex-fiancee, Yukio.  The protagonist, Shimamura, had met both women several years before.  FTP, identify this Kawabata Yasunari novel named for its setting in the wintry hot-spring area of western Honshu.
Near the end of this novel there is a lengthy discussion of Chijimi linens.  
Snow Country or Yukiguni