Women's Kimono
Women's stunning antique silk kimono. Orange silk with colourful butterflies and a subtle background of trees.
Upper lining white silk, lower lining red silk.
Size: Length 164cm. Sleeve to sleeve 130cm. Sleeve length 47cm. Shoulder width 64cm.
Material: silk
Age: antique/used
Condition: excellent. There is a small patch of marks on the back which are not very noticeable (see photo)
Women's vintage oshima tsumugi silk kimono. Dark blue silk fabric with a pattern of random squares in black and blue colours.
The kimono is a dark blue colour which may appear brighter in the photos.
Lining is white silk with a gradient of a brightish dark green colour at the edges.
Size: Length 151cm. Sleeve to sleeve 130cm. Sleeve length 49cm.
Material: silk oshima tsumugi
Age: vintage
Condition: excellent
Vintage Japanese tomesode kimono, black with five mon.
Women's tomesode kimono. Black chirimen silk crepe with creamy white soft silk lining.
This is a formal style of kimono, traditionally worn by married women and geisha.
The decoration is found on the lower part of the kimono only.
Design of pine needles floating in a stream, with five omodaka crests (encircled water plantain).
Two mon (crests) on front panels, three on back panels.
Some of the pine needles are edged with gold coloured ribbon.
Size: Length 154cm. Sleeve to sleeve 124cm. Sleeve length 46cm. Shoulder width 60cm.
Material: chirimen silk crepe
Age: vintage/used
Condition: excellent
Women's vintage kimono. Background of black and white mix in an irregular tsumugi weave giving a grey colour,
with blue and red geometric patterns in vertical stripes.
Upper lining white silk, lower lining red silk.
Size: Length 153cm. Sleeve to sleeve 124cm. Sleeve length 48.5cm. Shoulder width 58.5cm.
Material: silk
Age: vintage/used
Condition: good. There is a large water mark and some small starch marks on the upper lining.
There is some discoloration to the front and back collar (see photos).
Women's antique silk kimono. Dark purple colour with pretty pattern of pink and lilac flowers and white flecks. Striking red and beige silk lining.
Size: Length 154.6cm. Sleeve to sleeve 123.7cm. Sleeve length 45.4cm.
Material: silk
Age: antique/used
Condition: good, some small marks (see photos)
Women's vintage black and red silk kimono with lines of various geometric patterns.
Upper lining pale creamy white silk, lower lining red silk.
Size: Length 156cm. Sleeve to sleeve 128cm. Sleeve length 49cm. Shoulder width 63cm.
Material: silk
Age: vintage/used
Condition: fairly good. The outside and lower inner lining are in excellent condition.
The upper inner cream lining has rust stains from contact with the press-stud used to secure the collar
and yellow starch marks. The back part of the upper lining is very thin and starting to wear through (see photos).
The damage and marks on the upper lining would not be visible in wear, but affects the overall condition of the kimono.
Vintage Japanese tomesode kimono, black with five mon.
Women's tomesode kimono. Black chirimen silk crepe with white lining.
This is a formal style of kimono, traditionally worn by married women and geisha.
The decoration is found on the lower part of the kimono only.
Design of wisteria and pine trees, with five marunikatabami crests (wood sorrel flower inside a circle).
Two mon (crests) on front panels, three on back panels.
Size: Length 161cm. Sleeve to sleeve 128cm. Sleeve length 50cm. Weight 1380g.
Material: chirimen silk crepe
Age: vintage/used
Condition: excellent (small starch spot inside collar - see photo)
Women's vintage unlined omeshi crepe silk kimono. White background with red and blue designs.
Omeshi weave has crinkled texture and harder feel than some other silk fabrics.
Size: Length 155cm. Sleeve to sleeve 132cm. Sleeve length 48cm. Weight 560g.
Material: silk omeshi
Age: vintage/used 1950s
Condition: good, one mark (see photos)
Women's vintage rinzu silk kimono. Beautiful soft and shiny rinzu silk fabric with a lovely drape. Yellow, pink and greenish colour gradation.
Lining white and red silk.
Size: Length 158cm. Sleeve to sleeve 132cm. Sleeve length 48cm.
Material: silk rinzu
Age: vintage, 1960s
Condition: very good, small mark on lining (see photos)
Women's vintage colourful tsumugi silk kimono with green, red and blue kikko (tortoise shell) and flower designs.
Tsumugi is a style of weave with a noticeable texture, these are not flaws or damage to the fabric.
Lining cream and red silk.
Size: Length 158cm. Sleeve to sleeve 128cm. Sleeve length 48.5cm.
Material: silk tsumugi
Age: vintage/used
Condition: generally very good. The outer fabric and lower lining are excellent. The upper cream coloured lining has discolouration and yellow marks overall (see photos)
Women's vintage colourful silk kimono with check pattern of wide red lines and narrower green and white lines on a black background. Lovely kimono in excellent condition.
Upper lining is plain white silk. Lower lining is red oshima tsumugi silk.
Size: Length 152cm. Sleeve to sleeve 124cm. Sleeve length 49cm.
Material: silk
Age: vintage/used
Condition: excellent. A couple of very minor marks on lining.
Women's antique omeshi silk kimono. Lovely dark red silk omeshi fabric with woven flower crest designs and wavy lines in black.
Lining white and red silk.
Very good condition for its age, some marks on the lining (see photos).
Size: Length 150.5cm. Sleeve to sleeve 124cm. Sleeve length 50.5cm.
Material: silk omeshi
Age: antique/used
Condition: very good, some marks, mainly on lining (see photos)
Women's stunning antique silk kimono. Black silk with red leaves and white berries.
The black silk looks very dark blue in some lights.
There is an embossed pattern of black peony flowers which can be seen when the fabric catches the light.
Upper lining beautiful bright red silk, lower lining pink silk.
Note - the embossed peony pattern has pressed through onto the lining in one place where the kimono has been folded.
This is not a stain or mark on the fabric (see photo).
Size: Length 143cm. Sleeve to sleeve 124cm. Sleeve length 46cm. Shoulder width 60cm.
Material: silk
Age: antique/used
Condition: excellent. There are a few minor starch spots on lining (see photos)
Women's furisode (long-sleeved) kimono. Beautiful light green coloured soft and shiny synthetic material, embroidered with peacock and flower designs.
Size: Length 163cm. Sleeve to sleeve 127cm. Sleeve length 100cm. Weight 1100g.
Material: synthetic
Age: vintage/used
Condition: very good, some small marks (see photos)
Women's antique mawata ojiya tsumugi silk kimono. Dark blue silk fabric with woven sarasa flower designs in red and pale blue.
Lining in yellow and pinkish-beige silk.
Excellent condition for its age, some small white spots on lining (see photos).
Size: Length 154cm. Sleeve to sleeve 124cm. Sleeve length 45cm.
Material: silk mawata ojiya tsumugi
Age: antique/used
Condition: very good, some white spots on upper lining, small pulls in outer fabric (see photos)
Vintage Japanese tomesode kimono, black with five mon.
Women's tomesode kimono. Black chirimen silk crepe with white lining.
This is a formal style of kimono, traditionally worn by married women and geisha.
The decoration is found on the lower part of the kimono only.
Beautiful design of scenes of rural life during the Edo period, picked out with gold-coloured sparkle.
Five tsuta crests (ivy).
Two mon (crests) on front panels, three on back panels.
The upper lining is soft white silk. The lower lining and collar lining is white silk crepe.
Size: Length 149cm. Sleeve to sleeve 124cm. Sleeve length 48.5cm. Shoulder width 61cm.
Material: chirimen silk crepe
Age: vintage/used
Condition: excellent
Women's antique silk kimono. Attractive orange colour decorated with flower and lines designs in white thread. Lining dark and pale orange silk.
Size: Length 154.3cm. Sleeve to sleeve 125.3cm. Sleeve length 56cm.
Material: silk
Age: antique/used
Condition: quite good, some marks from use especially around bottom hemline (see photos)
Women's vintage silk kimono. Grey background colour with white flecks and pattern of yellow white chrysanthemum flowers and purple and orange leaves.
Lined in white silk with dark purple gradation.
Size: Length 160cm. Sleeve to sleeve 126cm. Sleeve length 46cm. Weight 710g.
Material: silk
Age: vintage/used 1970s-80s
Condition: excellent
Vintage Japanese tomesode kimono, black with five mon.
Women's tomesode kimono. Black chirimen silk crepe with white lining.
This is a formal style of kimono, traditionally worn by married women and geisha.
The decoration is found on the lower part of the kimono only.
Design of cranes standing by a river, with five chigai takanoha crests (crossed hawk feathers).
Two mon (crests) on front panels, three on back panels.
Size: Length 152cm. Sleeve to sleeve 132cm. Sleeve length 48.5cm. Weight 1600g.
Material: chirimen silk crepe
Age: vintage/used
Condition: excellent
Vintage Japanese tomesode kimono, black with five mon.
Women's tomesode kimono. Black chirimen silk crepe with stunning red silk lining.
This is a formal style of kimono, traditionally worn by married women and geisha.
The decoration is found on the lower part of the kimono only.
Design of cranes and flowers, with five ageha cho crests (swallowtail butterfly).
Two mon (crests) on front panels, three on back panels.
Red silk three-quarter lining, the decoration extends onto the inside of the kimono
below the lining.
Size: Length 139cm. Sleeve to sleeve 132cm. Sleeve length 52cm.
Material: chirimen silk crepe
Age: vintage/used
Condition: very good. There is some fading inside the collar and a small mark on the lining (see photos)