Vintage Black Kimono with Gold Dragon Embroidery

A chic and easy to wear black short hari (kimono) , with pheasant decoration that is hand stencilled onto the silk. It has a floral lining. Measurements: Bust up to 39'', length 30''

A vintage Japanese kimono, made for the western market. The kimono has wonderful embroidery of a golden phoenix ,which is a symbol of the Empress, alongside symbols of flowers and br...

A stunning vintage kimono, in a blue silk with embroidery detail. The kimono is in a blue silk with gold embroidery in a circular shape, with flower /leaf details. It is lined in sil...

A pretty and easy to wear short silk kimono. With a textured silk background the kimono has a colourful detail of butterflys with a floral design. Measurements: Bust up to 42'',leng...

Mid Century Dragon Embroidered Kimono in ivory silk broadcloth with elaborately hand embroidered blue silk ombre on back. Self belt. 1940's.

Vintage fine Japanese black silk kimono. circa 1960s. A wonderful textile for collectors. Classic black long kimono with open front, Interior lined in white linen cotton fabric. A silk Japanese silk kimono with fine hand-painted autumn colors floral decoration. Traditional vintage Japanese long Kimono robe, silk kuro, furisode, tomesode. This kimono has three Mon family crests on the front and back shoulder. It is lined with white in its interior. The bottom part of the kimono is decorated with lavish hand painted design. Great contrast in the colors and attention to details. Hand painted and hand-sewn in Japan. Japanese traditional vintage kimono, in the style of Itchiku Kubota who was a Japanese textile artist. He was most famous for reviving and in part reinventing an otherwise lost late 15th- to early 16th-century textile dye technique known as tsujigahana, which became the main focus for much of his life's work Japan, 1960s. Shoulders 24” across Bust 24” flat Waist 22” flat Hips 22” flat Length 58”, Measured flat. Unisex long black silk kimono robe...

A vintage Japanese silk Kuro Tomesode Kimono, circa 1950s-1980s. Kuro Tomesode is a dress for married woman for the most formal occasions, equivalent of the evening gowns in the west. It is overall black, decorated only with patterns of bright colors on the bottom. This kimono has three Mon family crests on the front and back shoulder. It is lined with white silk in its interior. On the front, it features exposed white stitches around neck and breast, a very subtle and elegant touch. The bottom part of the kimono is decorated with an embroidery imagery of two phoenix in flight. The lavish use of gold and polychrome threads and meticulous rendition of the birds contrast greatly with the otherwise sober black background. Pheonix is the mythical bird traditionally represents the Queen or Female Supreme in Chinese culture. Known as Hoo-oo in Japanese, Pheonix is a symbol of good fortune, power and divine wisdom and represents the sun goddess Amaterasu, the Queen of Heaven and Creation, who was believed to be the ancestor of the lines of the Japanese imperial family...

A vintage Japanese silk Kuro Tomesode Kimono, circa 1960s-1980s. Kuro Tomesode is a dress for married woman for the most formal occasions, equivalent of the evening gowns in the west. It is overall black, decorated only with patterns of bright colors on the bottom. This kimono has three Mon family crests on the front and back shoulder. It is lined with white silk in its interior. On the front, it features exposed white stitches around neck and breast, a very subtle and elegant touch. The bottom part of the kimono is decorated with lavish woven design with embroidery accents that depicts a group of pheasants among peonies and other blossoms along a flowing stream. Great contrast in the colors and attention to details. An very elegant textile for wall...