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.

Soft and ethereal, this vintage furisode is a dreamy wash of pale yellow-cream silk layered with pine motifs that seem to drift like clouds. Gentle blooms of pink, red, blue, and fresh green float across the surface, enhanced by fine embroidery, metallic couching, and touches of gold and silver leaf that shimmer subtly as the fabric moves. Areas of delicate shibori add texture and depth, as well as the tone-on-tone pine bough jacquard. Graceful and luminous, capturing poetic softness and Japanese craftsmanship.

Unfortunately, as with most light-colored kimono, there are signs of age with a blemish and discoloration on the back sleeve and an occasional spot elsewhere, see last photo. 

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.