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 study in meaning and refined craftsmanship, this vintage furisode kimono invites the viewer to come along.  We see the motif of rectangles - perhaps stylized tatami mats - aligned as a pathway that meanders from the hem to the shoulders.  We're invited to ascend to the heavens from this elegantly designed kimono.

The deep, regal violet silk is the background to layers of several different techniques of shibori patterning that form the tatami, the clouds, and the tiny, tiny dots that create the seigaiha (overlapping coin) pattern that fills in between the other motifs.

Delicately embroidered chrysanthemums bloom in pale pink, cream, and soft lilac, their petals gently raised against the textured silk. Stenciled gold leaf accents and fine couching trace selected details, adding a restrained shimmer that catches the light. Serene, cultivated, and timeless!

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.