Apr 20, 2024 · The Textile Art Collection offers extraordinarily rare, museum quality, antique Japanese Kimono, Obi, Fukusa and Haori that have been carefully preserved as family heirlooms for centuries. For over 30 years, it has been my privilege to research, collect and provide these works of art to museums, premier art galleries and individuals throughout ...

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Apr 20, 2024 · They were often hand painted and signed by Japan’s most famous artists and then embroidered in hand made pure gold, platinum or silver threads. Antique Japanese Fukusa are the most striking example of all of the skills of the Japanese artisan coming together in …

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The Japanese Haori (how-ree) is a formal overcoat. It is typically hand woven of solid black silk with the exception of 3, 4, or 5 white circles that contain a pictorial symbol of the family’s crest.

Japan Type Textile Uchikake or Formal Over Robe worn by ruling class women unbelted and draped over another Kimono for formal occasions…often used in wedding ceremonies.

The Japanese Obi is considered the most important and often the most costly accessory of Japanese dress. The traditional Obi utilized two specific ties dictated by society; the butterfly tie (for younger girls) and the flat knot in the back tie for older women.

Japan. TYPE TEXTILE: Formal Silk Boys Kimono. APPROXIMATE DATE OR PERIOD: Late Meiji Era (1868-1912) to the early Taisho Era (1913-1926), around the turn of the century. FABRIC CONTENT and CONDITION: Hand woven Satin Silk in extraordinary condition. I Extraordinary Kimono in excellent condition. FINISHED SIZE

This is a rare and unique example of a “Nagajuban” or Under-Kimono. The Silk has been handwoven, hand painted, and signed in Pure Gold. The Nagajuban is an extraordinary illustration of how much artistic effort wealthy and noble individuals in Japanese society expected from their daily wear.