This elegant silk wedding kurofurisode showcases large yuzen-painted flying cranes with highlights adorned by simple and sagara embroidery. It includes five family crests (mon) and measures 50 inches from sleeve-end to sleeve-end by 67 inches in height (127 cm by 170 cm).

This artwork is featured on pages 342-343 of Ceremonial Textiles of Japan, 18th to 20th Centuries. This book, published by Yorke Antique Textiles, can be previewed or purchased on our website here.

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