This sheer silk ro kimono boasts yuzen-painted paper bird motifs scattered across a black background. It features a Rinzu base with gold foil outlining and a single mon. Measuring 50 inches (127 cm) from sleeve-end to sleeve-end and standing at a height of 60 inches (152 cm), this kimono pays homage to the orizuru (paper crane) design, a classic of Japanese origami.

In Japanese tradition, folding 1,000 Origami Cranes, known as 'sembazuru', symbolizes a labor of love. Legend holds that a bride who completes this task before her wedding day ensures a prosperous and happy marriage. Drawing from the crane's symbolism of fidelity and longevity, the bride seeks her own good fortune by creating representations of a thousand origami cranes.

This particular kimono, adorned with numerous origami cranes, likely signifies the thousand-fold wish for a prosperous union. It might have been worn by the bride before or after the wedding ceremony, or by the bride's mother, symbolizing the hopeful blessings for a joyful and enduring marriage.