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.

This kimono is a classic beauty, featuring traditional goshoguruma - imperial carts that were used to transport valuables to the feudal lord - festooned with flowers.  Some petals have edges with gold leaf, others are fully embroidered. 

An interesting thing about Japanese design - notice that the wheels of the cart are obscured with the flowers.  This is a nod to the Japanese aesthetic of yugen - in some iterations it can be described as "inferred beauty", where incomplete imagery allows the viewers to complete the picture in their minds, which may be more beautiful than the original artist might have done.

The design was created with the yuzen technique - a combination of stencil and brush painting that requires the skill of dozens of artisans.  See video below for more about this technique.

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 for $15 (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.