A black silk Japanese haori, with beautiful woven Gion Festival design. The design is woven in urushi coated thread. Urushi is a traditional Japanese lacquer and was used only on top quality haori.
This is a hitotsu mon (one single mon/crest) garment, so considered a slightly formal haori. The mon is kiri (paulownia). Kiri is said, in Japanese fable, to have the only branches that phoenix will land on.
Complete with himo (front ties), usually bought separately and attached to the two loops on the haori
Awase (fully lined). Lined, on the lower half, in the same silk as the outside and, on the upper half, in lighter, lining silk
Like all my haori, there is only one of this design on the website. Made in and bought from Japan and currently available in the Women/Haori section of the website, link in profile.
Made in Japan
In Japan, haori are not normally worn with a sash or belt, they are worn loosely, on top of a kimono and obi, but they also look great with a belt and with western world clothing
May have shitsuke, which is large, white stitching put in by the Japanese to keep garment seams neat during long periods of storage, it just gets pulled out prior to wearing
These Japanese garments should be hung out to air 4 times per year, if not worn frequently, just as the Japanese do. Hang your garment to air when you receive it too, as it will have been stored for a while.

Condition: 
Excellent

Measurements:
Sleeve end to sleeve end 127cm
Sleeve seam to sleeve seam 61cm
Length 78cm