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.

A pair of magnificent phoenix birds sweeps across a brilliant turquoise ground, their extravagantly long tail feathers curling through soft cream clouds in flashes of gold, silver, and purple. Lavish metallic embroidery gives the birds remarkable texture and dimension, while a subtle swirling-water jacquard flows across the silk beneath them. The phoenix is an auspicious symbol of renewal, virtue, peace, and prosperity, lending the dramatic design an especially celebratory spirit.

Signs of age are present, including blemishes, minor spots, and discoloration from age and use, see last photo(s).

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.