Japanese Kimonos from Rijksmuseum.1) Red crepe silk (chirimen) with yuzen decoration in white, black

Japanese Kimonos from Rijksmuseum.

1) Red crepe silk (chirimen) with yuzen decoration in white, black and blue, cranes with embroidered detail (1920 - 1940). One of a set of three.

2) Lined bridal kimono (uchikake), decorated on the back with a large phoenix (hoo), with paulownia and chrysanthemums. White silk with painted yuzen decoration (1920 - 1940).

3) Formal long-sleeved kimono for an unmarried young woman (furisode), decorated all over with stylized large peonies. Blue dyed silk with white decoration in tie-dye technique (between 1960 and 1980) .

4) Furisode, front and back decorated with cranes flying over pine branches. Black crepe silk (chirimen) with yuzen decoration (1920 - 1940).

5) Furisode, decorated with the ‘three friends of winter’: pine tree, bamboo and red plum blossom. Also red asters, nandina domestica (heavenly bamboo) and ardisia japonica. The ensemble refers to New Year. White damask woven silk with painted yuzen decoration (1920 - 1940).

6) Women’s kimono with a pattern of origami cranes and stylized green camellias. Wine red silk with decoration in stencil print (meisen). Between 1920 and 1940.

7) Formal kimono for a boy for the first visit to a Shinto shrine with a decoration of gramophone records. The song titles are circa 1919-1920. Printed wool (between 1920 and 1940).

8) Semi-formal women’s kimono (tsukesage), with chrysanthemum decoration. Fine red crepe silk (kinsha) with a painted yuzen trim, detailing in gold foil (between 1920 and 1940).

9) Formal kimono for a girl for her first visit to a Shinto shrine (miyamairi kimono). Decorated with flowering peonies, chrysanthemums, hibiscus, balloon bell and ominaeshi. Purple silk with damask woven paulownia, chrysanthemum and bamboo motifs with a painted yuzen decoration and embroidered detailing (1900 - 1920).

10) Formal kimono for a girl for her first visit to a Shinto shrine, decorated with geometric patterns and motifs of prunus, chrysanthemum and bamboo, against a pink background. Pink crepe silk (chirimen) with a stenciled yuzen decoration (1920 - 1940).

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