Aplogies for the terrible pictures but do not have the space to display it properly right now. NAME: Red Silk Kimono with kokeshi SIZE: Length is 60", 23-3/4" wide (lying flat) CONDITION: There are some brownish spots. Was told this was in long years of storage and ... more

NAME: Cotton yukata with kokeshi and Tanabata Festival decorations (streamers) dyed with the traditional indigo on white color. SIZE: Tag at neck is marked "M" (medium) but the U.S. size is closer to a woman's *large to extra large. Length is 55", 48" wide (24" across lying flat). more

NAME: Vintage Silk Obi with Traditional Kokeshi and Other Folk Crafts SIZE: Length is 148" x 6" wide CONDITION: Good except for a 1-1/8" fraying or slit in the material. NOTES: 100% silk. The design has a couple of traditional kokeshi and a few other folk craft item... more

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