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This garment's dramatic composition employs the classic kurotomesode format, with its stark black upper body creating a void-like expanse that emphasizes the wearer's dignity and formality, while the lower portion erupts into an elaborate landscape scene rendered through silkscreening with strategic embroidery highlights. The detailed view reveals an intricate architectural and natural tableau featuring traditional buildings with characteristic curved rooflines, stylized cloud formations, flowing water motifs, and carefully composed foliage in muted earth tones of sage, ochre, and dusty blue.
This kimono exemplifies the meisho-e (famous places) tradition in Japanese decorative arts, where idealized landscapes serve both aesthetic and cultural functions by evoking classical poetry and literary associations. The architectural elements suggest imperial or aristocratic settings, reinforcing the garment's ceremonial status, while the seasonal imagery speaks to the Japanese aesthetic concept of mono no aware—the bittersweet awareness of temporal beauty. The composition reflects influences from the Rinpa school's decorative style, with its characteristic use of gold clouds as compositional elements and its sophisticated balance between representational detail and stylized abstraction.
Its measurements are 52 inches along the sleeves and 60 inches in height.