This soft silk kimono, crafted from kinsha (fine crepe), exhibits vertical stripes set against a blue backdrop. It includes occasional supplementary metallic gold thread inserts, offering subtle hints of highlights. Its measurements are around 49 inches from sleeve-end to sleeve-end and 59 inches in height, or approximately 124 centimeters by 150 centimeters.

This artwork is featured on page 129 of Art Kimono: Aesthetic Revelations of Japan, 1905-1960. This book, published by Yorke Antique Textiles, can be previewed or purchased on our website here.

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