Long-Sleeved Kimono (Furisode) with Hydrangeas and Cherry Blossoms

Japan

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A furisode is a robe with long, fluttering sleeves worn by young, unmarried women. The white satin of this furisode is dyed beige around the hem, collar-line (eri), and lower sections of the sleeves. Delicate cherry blossoms, symbols of spring, and blue hydrangeas, which usually bloom in June, are painted on the beige ground. Similar compositions appear in Meiji period kimono-pattern books, such as the Collection of Shōun’s Patterns (1901).

Long-Sleeved Kimono (Furisode) with Hydrangeas and Cherry Blossoms, Resist-dyed and painted silk satin, Japan

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Long-Sleeved Kimono (Furisode) with Hydrangeas and Cherry Blossoms, Resist-dyed and painted silk satin, Japan
Long-Sleeved Kimono (Furisode) with Hydrangeas and Cherry Blossoms, Resist-dyed and painted silk satin, Japan
Long-Sleeved Kimono (Furisode) with Hydrangeas and Cherry Blossoms, Resist-dyed and painted silk satin, Japan
Long-Sleeved Kimono (Furisode) with Hydrangeas and Cherry Blossoms, Resist-dyed and painted silk satin, Japan

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