"Diamond Crosses" Vintage Meisen Haori
"Diamond Crosses" Vintage Meisen Haori
Bonus Lining
- Ships from NY
- One-of-a-kind
- Sourced from Japan
This listing is for a vintage Japanese haori (kimono jacket).
This haori features a warm violet purple silk with silvery gray patterning. Four large crosses are woven in a diamond shape and are arranged to create a diamond grid of their own. These cross motifs traditionally help to ward off bad luck.
The lining is quite colorful with shades of orange and patterned in florals and cranes - a bonus because these haori are technically reversible since all of the stitching is hidden.
If you're going to wear this haori and want to accessorize it with a pair of haori himo, add a pair through the option above.
If you're going to display this haori and need a sturdy but simple hanging rod, click that option above. (The rod must be shipped separately.)
The traditional dyeing and weaving technique used to create this patterning is called meisen or ikat, and it involves dyeing the threads in a pattern before they are woven so that the images emerge on the loom. It's a fascinating and time-consuming process that takes great skill from many artisans. Watch the video below to be amazed.
Meisen kimono became popular in Japan in the Taisho Period of the early 1900s, after the sumptuary laws of the feudal period ended and "common folk" were once again able to wear colorful clothing. Even though the ikat process is time consuming and requires many steps and skill, meisen kimono were an affordable option for Japanese women who were looking to be fashionable. Art nouveau and art deco designs were popular, along with more traditional florals and geometrics that became exaggerated or expanded.
Here's a link to the Friis Collection website, which offers more detail about how meisen became popular in Japan as well as a gallery of her stunning meisen collection. And here's a link to the Chichibu Meisen Museum outside of Tokyo, where the process and the garments are celebrated.
Width: 50"
Body/Hips: 46"
Condition: Excellent
Fiber: Silk
Technique: Ikat, Meisen
Colors: Purple, Gray, Orange
Motifs: Geometric, Cranes, Floral
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