This listing is for a traditional vintage furisode kimono originally created for a young, unmarried woman.

If bright, autumn colors are your thing, maybe this kimono is for you. Bold oranges crisscross in a wide-banded basketweave design all around the edge to create a strong, solid frame to the rest of the design. Painted and embroidered gold, red, orange, and purple chrysanthemums seem to pinwheel along the border of the frame.

See photos for close-ups of the gold stenciled bamboo stalks that create a border between the orange basketweave and the white areas. So, this design was created with the yuzen technique with gold embellishments added as a last step. What a gorgeous display piece this makes!

Furisode are worn for formal events, such as Seijin-no-hi (Coming of Age Day, sometimes translated as Adults Day) in early January. Furisode are also worn for weddings, recitals, receptions, and other celebrations calling for formal attire. Note the long sleeves (furi = long, sode = sleeves) sometimes called "butterfly sleeves", which flow with grace when she gestures, attracting male attention!

If you'd like to display the kimono, we offer hanging rods in three colors (brown, black, and red) - see the Add a Display Rod? tab below.

If you'd like to wear or display this kimono with a traditional obi, browse our Fukuro Style Obi or email us if you don't see one you like. Although it isn't traditional, if you'd like one of our simple cotton sashes to wear with this, we'll choose a complimenting color for $15 (see Add a Sash? above).

For more information on wearing a furisode or the traditional textile techniques used to make this kimono, see videos below.