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"Autumn Thicket" Vintage Furisode Kimono

"Autumn Thicket" Vintage Furisode Kimono

Gold Leaf and Couching

Regular price $225.00
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  • One-of-a-kind
  • Sourced from Japan

This listing is for a traditional vintage furisode kimono - the most formal, long-sleeved style created for a young, unmarried woman.  See below for more detail.

A lavish autumn garden unfolds across this luminous cream kimono, filled with sweeping grasses and long leaves, bamboo, and layered florals in orange, purple, pink, blue, green, and gold. Yuzen dyeing, gold leaf, and delicate couching bring richness to the intricate composition, while tall grasses and seasonal flowers evoke abundance, resilience, and the graceful changing of the seasons.

Minor signs of age are present, including light wear, minor spots, or subtle discoloration from age and use, see last photo(s).

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 a variety of colors (brown, black, natural, white, 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 (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.

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Length: 60" (36" Sleeve Length)
Width: 51"
Body/Hips: 53"
Made In (Estimated): 1970s - 1980s
Condition: Very Good Vintage
Fiber: Silk
Technique: Gold Leaf, Yuzen, Couching
Colors: Cream, Gold, Orange, Green, Blue, Purple, Pink
Motifs: Florals, Bamboo, Leaves/grasses

SKU:0826wk5

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