The Kimono Gallery

Women, many in kimonos,  walking in the upscale Tokyo district of Ginza in 1933.

“Edo Famous Dengeki Juroku Prince Fox Fire” by Hirokage Utagawa. 19th century

Title: illusion Title: GENEI Location: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo - Nezu Shrine Year: 2013 year painting materials: Watson paper, gouache Painting Material: Watson Paper, Gouache Size: 324Mm × 248Mm

Auspicious Treasure-ship-pattern kosode.  Kosode images were borrowed from Matsuzakaya Kyoto dyeing and weaving reference museum documents.  This kosode/kimono dates to the 18th century.

“Furisodekara ” is a furisode collection born from “ KAPUKI ”, a kimono shop in Nakameguro, Tokyo .

Preparatory drawing (hanshita-e) for an illustrated book, mounted on card. Inhabitants of the Land of Tall People, Land of Short People and Land of Long-armed People. Ink on paper. Painted by: Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎), 1829 © The Trustees of the British Museum.

17th century kosode/kimono.  Tokyo National Museum

The Noguchi Museum Archive

“Nameless flowers”, by Ono Tako. Artist states this should be first piece from a serie (that’s so great!)

京都祇園に住む三人の仲良し舞妓が力を合わせ、悪い旦那衆を懲らしめる痛快喜劇映画。 

geiko Umesato by WATASAN on Flickr

Kyoto - 京都 (by Sparkling World)

Descending Geese and Autumn Grasses Under the Full Moon 🌕

Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection (AC1998.249.82).  LACMA

Maiko.  1910, Japan.  Image via Pinterest

Dog Obi Collection Credit