This listing is for a vintage Japanese wedding kimono (uchikake). An uchikake is draped over top of a kakeshita kimono, left open without an obi, and has a padded hem as it was once meant to trail across the floor behind the bride. 

This uchikake has a bright green silk background with cresting ocean waves in gold. Beautiful cranes (tsuru) fly calmly over the roiling seas beneath. Each crane is masterfully woven in white with accent colors - orange, blue, purple - on the wings. Cranes are common on wedding kimono as they mate for life and symbolize longevity and fidelity.

These wedding kimono are a gorgeous display of Japanese art and culture and can be an heirloom treasure handed down generation after generation. View the slide show below to be amazed at these elaborate works of artistry!

If you plan to display this kimono, we offer sturdy wooden rods for hanging - see options in the tab below. See the slideshow below on how these are worn or displayed.