Antique Japanese Obi from the Taisho period (1912-1926). This is a Maru obi, which is fully patterned on both sides and is the most formal. This style was popular in the Meiji and Taisho periods. The weave is brocade (raised design). It has a beige background with cranes, pines, crysanth... more

Antique Japanese Taisho wedding kimono, art deco style. During the Taisho period (1912-1926), the wedding kimono were not heavily padded as were previous periods or later to current times, nor, in general, were they heavily embroidered. They were hand dyed using the yuzen technique (waxy m... more

Early Taisho Japanese wedding kimono. During the Taisho period (1912-1926), the wedding kimono were not made with heavy padding as previous periods or later to current times, nor, in general, were they heavily embroidered. The early Taisho wedding kimono were made very light-weight with ... more

Antique Japanese fukusa, dating to the late Meiji period (1868-1912), with flying cranes in front of a red sun. A fukusa was used for very special occasions as a gift cover and were usually special ordered. Hand dyed using the same method as kimono called yuzen (waxy material placed all ov... more

Antique Japanese fukusa, dating to the Meiji period (1868-1912), depicting a Daimyo Gyoretsu or samurai procession with Mt. Fuji in the background. *** During the Edo period, a law, called "Sankin Kotai" was created to help control the Daimyo (Feudal Lords). The law required every Daimyo to... more

Antique Japanese fukusa, dating to the late Edo period (c1850-1868), depicting the 1st Emperor and Empress sitting by a river, watching a bird. It measures 24-1/2" x 26-1/2", made of a silk crepe, hand sewn and has the 4 original tassles on the corners. A fukusa was used for very special oc... more

Antique Japanese Taisho wedding kimono with fans. During Taisho period (1912-1926), the wedding kimono were not made with heavy padding as previous periods or later to current times. Nor in general were they heavily embroidered. They were hand dyed using the yuzen technique (waxy materia... more

Antique Japanese Taisho Wedding Kimono with cranes and mums. During the Taisho period, (1912-1926), the wedding kimonos were not made with heavy padding as in other times. Nor were they heavily embroidered. They were hand dyed using the yuzen technique (waxy material placed all over e... more

Vintage Japanese satin (silk) obi from mid Showa (1926-1989). It's hot pink with bold yellow-gold and white flowers. This is a Nagoya obi. It is prefolded and stitched lengthwise on one end. For resale, the wholesaler would remove the stitches so it would lay flat but usually the obi was ... more

Antique Japanese kimono from Taisho period (1912-1926). This silk kimono is completely hand made, hand sewn and hand dyed using the yuzen technique. The silk crepe material also has a wavy damask weave pattern. The color is deep pink, a true dark pink. The decoration consists of bamboo a... more