This chirimen (crepe) silk kimono combines rinzu (damask) textures with vertical striping. Its intricate damask design comprises a minute and subtle interconnecting sayagata motif. It measures approximately 46 inches from sleeve-end to sleeve-end and 57 inches in height, or about 117 centimeters by 145 centimeters.

Previously published in the publication Art Kimono: Aesthetic Revelations of Japan, 1905-1960, p 123

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