A horse cover made of handspun cotton which is vegetable indigo and benibana (safflower) dyed. It has chain stitched owner's trade name. From Tohoku district. Late 19th to early 20th century. W:46cm, L:120cm

Hanko-tanna, which is cotton cloth worn at a field for covering a face for insect repellent and sunshade. It is originated in Shonai region in Yamagata prefecture from Edo period, and it is worn during rice planting these days. It is made of cotton dyed with vegetable indigo with shibori. With some mending patches and a hole. 20th century. W:34.5cm, L:1m75cm

This is a silk gosyodoki pattern kimono from the Edo period.(1800) The silk fabric has a tsutsugaki (textile) pattern and is dyed in a pale indigo blue. There are several small embroideries. There are a few small scratches, repairs, and stains, but no major damage. Size: Height 148cm / Sleeve length 123cm

Cotton baby's kimono with shibori pattern. With some mending patches and damages. The first half of the 20th century. W:74cm, L:78cm

Six panels of noren made of hemp with stripes which are in natural and indigo colors. The ground cloth and stripes are vegetable indigo dye and both warp and weft are hand plied. Top cloth and belts are hand-spun and vegetable indigo dye cotton. In excellent condition. Late 19th early 20th century. W:1m98cm, L:152cm

This is a silk kimono from the Edo period, made with patchwork pieces. It is made with purple root dyed (mountain cocoon silk), safflower dyed silk, and stencil dyed silk, and is patched together in a geometric pattern. It is an extremely rare construction. Designs like this are only occasionally created within the available fabric. There is some discoloration in a few places, but the overall garment is undamaged. Size: Vertical length 115cm, sleeve end to sleeve end 124cm

Sheer silk gauze unlined summer kimono with checker pattern which is kasuri in blue and white. The first half of the Showa period (1930s) In excellent condition except for light brownish line in the collar cloth which is "hiro-eri", a wide collar folded in half when wearing. W:126cm, L:140cm

Meisen haori with geometric kasuri pattern with dark blue, red and white. In excellent condition. About 1930 to 1940. W:126cm, L:90cm

Cotton baby's kimono with wartime propaganda motifs such as fighter aircraft and parachute. In good condition except for some stains. 1939 - 1945 W:73cm, L:84cm

Baby's cotton kimono with wartime propaganda such as cannon, battleship and so on. It has charms with cotton yarn where two belts are attached, wishing the baby's healthy growth. In good condition except for light stains in white parts. World War II time (1939 to 1945) W:64cm, L:64cm

Baby's kimono made of cotton with katazome (stencil-resist dye) asanoha (hemp leaf) pattern. It has benibana (safflower) dyed cotton belts in front and it has double cloth for the body and sleeves, that shows probably it is from Yamagata prefecture in Tohoku district, where has cold climate in winter. The collar cloth is black silk satin. It has a minimal charm in the back with benibana dyed silk yarn. In good condition except for damages in top of both shoulders...

Hanten (short jacket) made of old silk fragments such as silk crepe, silk satin, gold brocade, brocade, katazome (stencil-dye), silk satin with embroidery, silk satin and so on. All of them are mounted on hexagonal washi (handmade paper) and sewn together. Late Edo period (the first half of the 19th century) Some damages in the body and many in both sleeves. W:120cm, L:94cm

Japanese Pilgrim’s Jacket (Ohenro-gi) with Heart Sutra Text and Temple Stamps Japan, Early 20th Century

A traditional Japanese pilgrim’s jacket (Ohenro-gi), made of handwoven linen and inscribed in ink with passages from the Heart Sutra, one of the most revered texts in Buddhism.
Such garments were worn by pilgrims undertaking sacred temple circuits, most notably the Shikoku pilgrimage of eighty-eight temples.

The jacket is further marked with cinnabar-red temple ...

This is a traditional Edo-period indigo dye silk kimono with a hemline.The thin indigo stripes are very delicate and beautiful. The blue crepe fabric of the body features prominent vertical lines made of mountain cocoon silk. Because mountain cocoon silk is resistant to dyes, the white lines stand out clearly. The cuffs and hem are made of stencil-dyed crepe.The katazome silk around the hem has an exotic design...

KARIGINU

Linen upper robe of a kariginu, Japan, Shōwa period (20th century). Approx. flat measurements: 140 × 161 cm (55.1 × 63.4 in).

The kariginu, originally a loose-fitting hunting cloak worn by Heian-period aristocrats, later evolved into formal attire for those officiating Shinto rituals. This example was made not as a costume but for actual wear and remains in deadstock condition, having been stored for an extended period...

Fragment of asa unlined kimono (katabira) for summer which is woven of very fine choma (ramie), and both weft and warp are hand-plied. It has beautiful embroidery with silk and gold metal yarn of peony motif and letters. Mid Edo period (18th century) In excellent condition for the age. W:26cm, L:42cm

Fragment of Gorgeous Edo kosode kimono which is silk crepe ground with camelia motif whose techniques are: embroidery and tiny shibori pattern (kata-kanoko), and a letter with embroidery. The ground cloth is vegetable indigo dye and embroidery yarn is also benibana and vegetable dye. In good condition for the age. Mid Edo period (18th century) W:32cm, L:68cm

Cotton kasuri baby's kimono with semamori which is a charm with yarn. Evil is thought to come from back and it protects a baby from illness and wish a baby's healthy growth. Vegetable indigo dye and cotton cloth of lining is dyed with benibana (safflower) In excellent condition. Late 19th to early 20th century. W:65cm, L:53cm