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A silk tomesode kimono, with glorious hand applied textile art of stream, trees and mountain scene. Has 5 balloon flower mon. the textile art continues onto the inside edge of the kimono, which is only done on very expensive, extra high quality ones. The artist has added his signature. This kimono also has hiyoku-jitaie, a double layer of white lining at the bottom, necke edge and cuffs, to give the impression of wearing layers of kimonos..
A heavy kimono, almost 2 kilos of pure silk, which does make it expensive to post. Entirely hand tailored, like all quality kimonos and haori
May have white shitsuke (basting stitches) around some edges, on the outside of the garment. These are simply to keep it neat during storage and just get pulled out before use
Made and bought in Japan

Type:
A tomesode kimono. Tomesode are formal kimonos, with mon (crests) and a pattern around the bottom.
Itsutsu mon. Garments with mon (crests) are divided into three types: itsutsu-mon (5 mon), mitsu-mon (3 mon) and hitotsu-mon (1 mon). The more mon it has, the more formal it is
An awase (lined) kimono, with hiyoku-jitate double lining, to give the appearance of layers
Silk

Condition: 
Very good – some very minor light spots – see photos

Measurements:
Sleeve end to sleeve end 122cm
Sleeve seam to sleeve seam 60cm
Sleeve depth 48cm
Length 160cm
Weight 1.6 kilo

Sizing:
Japanese clothing is usually of adjustable fit, being mostly wrap-over or tie-to-fit items, so most garments fit a range of sizes. Because of this (and only really knowing my own size anyway) I can't really advise anyone on the fit. Please judge fit from the measurements given.Measure from centre back of neck, along shoulder and down the arm to the wrist, then double that and compare it with the sleeve end measurement to judge sleeve length. If shown modelled, the woman in the photos is 125 cm from wrist to wrist.