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.

Softly elegant and rich in detail, this vintage furisode kimono features a cream-to-powder blue background with flowing fan shapes drifting like petals on water. Each fan is filled with finely embroidered peonies, mums, and seasonal florals, their forms accented with delicate couching and silver leaf that add a luminous shimmer. The surface reveals intricate kanoko (fawn spot) shibori alongside a nested diamond and floral jacquard weave, creating depth that emerges beautifully as the light moves. Gentle gradation and balanced placement give the composition a calm, lyrical rhythm. 

Unfortunately, as with most light-colored kimono there are signs of age with a few light blemishes, see last photos.  Still, quite wearable or would make a dazzling display.

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.