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Red Japanese Wedding Kimono Gown, amazing embroidery
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Pre 1970 item# 478865
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Asian Art by Kyoko
Tel: 562-902-0625
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The color of this Japanese wedding gown (Uchikake kimono) is a deep cherry to scarlet red depending on the lighting. Please note the beautiful embroidery work on this gown, especially on the sleeves. The kiku flowers crowd over the gold lattice with multiple colors of green leaves. Cranes, which symbolize family in Japan, fly over the plum and pine trees in the sky. In the designs of the lower half, there are flower ...click for details
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Kasuri Yuage. Pheasants E-gasuri
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Pre 1920 item# 357381
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Asian Art by Kyoko
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The fabric was probably cut out from an old kasuri futon blanket and made into Yu-age. What is Yu-age? When I purchased this beautiful wall hanger like piece (I thought), I was told that this was Yu-age, an old fashioned sounding name to me. This is a bath towel according to the Japanese dictionary. It has never been used, in case you are wondering. All the basting stitches are clean. The name must have come from the words, 'Yu' which means warm to hot water and the word, Ageru or ...click for details
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Japanse Textiles, Antique Buddhist Ritual Banners
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Pre 1800 item# 357171
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Asian Art by Kyoko
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A pair of Japanese silk brocade temple banners with gold threads decorated with a dragon, a phoenix and floral roundels on a shippo
background; the edges with white (aged to brownish beige) borders and
brass mounts with engraved flowers.
The shape of the banners is almost identical to the banners (hundreds)
that were discovered from Shoso-in, the repository of Todai-ji temple.
The banners (called Nishiki Dojyo B ...click for details
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