This unlined summer kimono is executed in meisen omeshi silk, its lightly creped texture lending the surface a dry, airy hand well suited to warm-weather wear. The ground is a cool blue-green, animated by a repeating diagonal arrangement of elongated leaf forms rendered in soft ivory tones. These stylized leaves, edged with scrolling contours, recall classical foliage motifs associated with vitality, seasonal renewal, and the quiet persistence of nature. Interspersed among them are slender, gently wavering red lines that introduce a linear counterpoint, suggesting wind, rain, or flowing water—elements often used in textile design to convey movement and transience.

The design is characteristic of meisen aesthetics of the early 20th century, where bold, graphic patterning was achieved through resist-dyed warp threads before weaving, resulting in slightly softened outlines and subtle misregistrations that give the motif a lively, modern rhythm.

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