This silk kimono features a masterful sumi-e landscape painting of a serene mountain village scene with traditional thatched-roof buildings nestled among rolling hills, executed with the subtle gradations and soft washes typical of sumi-e technique.

The artistic treatment employs bokashi shading to create depth and dimension, with the darker upper portion of the kimono gradually transitioning to lighter tones in the lower section, creating a natural sense of atmospheric perspective. This technique mirrors the way distant mountains appear hazier than foreground elements in classical landscape painting. The scene is punctuated by delicate cherry blossoms (sakura) rendered in pink and white, symbolizing the ephemeral beauty of life and the renewal of spring - a central motif in Japanese aesthetics that speaks to mono no aware, the bittersweet awareness of impermanence.

The landscape includes winding streams and a small bridge, elements that represent life's journey and the connection between different realms or states of being in Japanese symbolic tradition. The traditional buildings with their distinctive architecture evoke rural tranquility and connection to ancestral ways of life. The craftsmanship combines multiple sophisticated embroidery techniques including sagara (French knot-style raised embroidery) for textural elements, couching for linear details, and regular embroidery, all executed on luxurious chirimen silk that provides the perfect canvas for this painterly composition.

its interior is adorned with beni red plain weave gauze. This piece  measures 49 inches (124 cm) from sleeve-end to sleeve-end, with a height of 59 inches (150 cm).

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