This is a Jaanese antique kimono worn by a child in the Meiji era. It was made using the Yuzen dyeing technique. There are some light stains, but no damage. Size:Length:105cm (41.3inch) / Cuff to cuff, across the back: 84 cm / 33inch

Japanese antique kimono with crane and turtle design. The kimono is made of cotton and dyed a light blue color. Beautifully decorated with colorful paste resist designs.
The upper back of the kimono has a crane and a large red "daki myoga" (embracing ginger) crest. The crest is not tied to any specific family but is instead a popular symbol of blessings and divine favor...

Cotton gauze kimono with tie-dye for a newborn baby girl's kimono. Homemade and sewn by machine. Good condition. 20th century. W:72cm, L:63cm

Cotton gauze kimono with shibori for a newborn baby. Sewn by machine and chemical indigo dye. Probably homemade. Excellent condition. 20th century. W:77cm, L:62cm

Asa (hemp) kimono with kasuri pattern whose warp and weft are hand plied. Kasuri motifs are crane, pine tree, cherry blossom, stone lantern etc. It is made in Ohmi in Shiga prefecture. It has a bit stiff texture. In good condition. Meiji period (1868-1912) W:120cm, L:131cm

A plain weave silk kimono with bold splashes and stripes pattern which are katazome, In good condition, but has some whitish small spots outside and many light brownish stains inside which look aged starch. 1930s. W:126cm, L:145cm

Cotton kimono (yukata) with shibori pattern and vegetable indigo dye. In good condition except for light stains around neck. Produced in Arimatsu-Narumi in Aichi prefecture, where shibori textiles have been made fron Edo period. The first half of the 20th century. W:126cm, L:124cm

Japanese antique bashōfu robe. Made all of woven banana fiber, this type of kimono was traditional to the area of Okinawa (Ryusou) Ryukyu Island during the early 1900s. The material has a pleasing structure and is woven with vertical and horizontal stripes in a dark brown color.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Shimacho a sample book of cotton stripes with 297 fragments, which are mainly handspun cotton and vegetable indigo dye. Some color warps are silk yarn. The second half of the 19th century. 20 pages of washi (handmade paper) In good condition. W:15.5cm, L:22.5cm, D:1cm

Sample book of small pattern katazome with 105 fragments which are plain silk, silk crepe, asa (hemp or ramie), and some rare shifu (woven of paper yarn). The title is "Edo Komon", but it includes asa fragments with komon (smal pattern) for Edo samurai's kamishimo as well as komon from other places out of Edo (Tokyo). Their ages are from late Edo (mid 19th century) to Taisho period (1912～1925) It has 50 pages which are washi (handmade paper) and has woodblock print frames and letters...

A roll of cotton cloth for one kimono (tanmono) with shibori pattern. It is made in Arimatsu Narumi region in Nagoya city in Aichi prefecture, where shibori textiles have been made since early Edo period (early 17th century). In good condition, but about 2 meters of the cloth from the hem has light suntanned in the white ground, however, the other part is in excellent condition.20th century W:35.5cm, L:10m

Man's summer haori (jacket) made of asa (hemp or ramie) whose weft and warp are hand plied. It has tiny cross pattern with katazome (stencil-resist dye) which is vegetable indigo dye. It has some wear in wrists, shoulder lines and neck lines and two stains in the sleeve and in the back. 18th or the first half of the 19th century. W:126cm, L:81cm

Obi (sash) for rather formal kimono, made of black figured silk with gold small pattern, which is katazome (stencil-resist dye). In good condition. 20th century. W:31cm, L:4m40cm

Small furoshiki (wrapping cloth) made of hemp with kasuri pattern, whose weft and warp are hand-plied and vegetable indigo dye. The weft kasuri yarn is dyed with board-clamp dye (itajime kasuri). It is from Omi (Shiga prefecture) Sashiko in the corner is a shop logo. In excellent condition. The second half of the 19th century. W:63cm, L:73cm

A roll of cloth (tanmono) for a kimono which is indigo dye cotton with hand-stitched sashiko in four patterns. In excellent condition. 20th century. W:39cm, L:12m54cm

SEMAMORI SAMPLE BOOK

Various stitched designs of ‘Semamori’ (Amulet stitch against evil spirit for children sewn on the back of kimono as the one of Japanese folk customs since Edo period). 1930-40s, Japan...

This is a Samurai noshime indigo dyed silk kimono from the Edo period. There is a light stain on the waist. There are some slight pilling areas, but overall it is in good condition.Size::length142㎝　/ Sleeve end to sleeve end　130㎝

Red silk kimono, sumptuous decoration of bouquets of golden ribbons on which are embroidered stylized flowers and cranes in white and silver silk. It is a unique decoration that unfolds without interruption over the entire surface of the Kimono, it is not an assembly of repetitive pieces of fabric assembled as is often the case but a unique creation...