Vintage Japanese Silk Yuzen Kimono White Kiku Chrysanthemum Vermillion Showa Makie The form is coated in

The form is coated in a richly saturated copper-red glaze with mottled

the nakago retains an appealing patina with a legible mei

Cover features a hanging scroll detail: a small animal (likely a rat) on a pine branch with calligraphy inscription

Yellow dye on cream colored silk

fell ill with pneumonia followed by meningitis

Vintage Japanese Silk Yuzen Kimono White Kiku Chrysanthemum Vermillion Showa Makie The form is coated inVintage Japanese silk rinzu damask kimono, allover hishi diamond panel composition with polychrome yuzen botan peony, kiku, rose and iris on vermillion ground, Showa era Japan; Showa era, mid 20th century, c. 1950s1970s A visually commanding vintage Japanese silk kimono in vibrant vermillion orange (, hi iro), the ground woven in rinzu () silk damask with an allover cloud scroll self pattern that gives the fabric depth and movement even before the