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Inspirational Art: Kimono for a Young Woman (Furisode)

Posted on the 31 March 2021 by Cendrinemedia @cendrinemedia

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Inspirational art: Kimono for a Young Woman (Furisode)

Title: Kimono for a Young Woman (Furisode)

Date: 1912-1926

Location: Japan

Artist: unknown

Type of art: clothing; silk crepe (chirimen); freehand paste-resist dyed (yūzen), embroidered in silk and metallic threads with applied gold and silver

Note: This item featuring in the Khalili Collection of Kimono depicts a boat on swirling water, with pine tree, plum blossoms and maples.

A furisode is the most formal style of kimono worn by young Japanese women. It is recognizable by its long sleeves.

Source and information: Wikimedia


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