Very Shiny Light Yellow/Beige Houmongi – Traditional Japanese Village People Wearing Kimonos Lifestyle – Lightly Embroidered – Golden Accent

This is a vintage houmongi from the 1990s and features men and women wearing kimonos in a large building complex, possibly in castle grounds.A houmongi is a formal women’s kimono that has a connected pattern at the bottom and a related pattern on a sleeve. This style sometimes branches out to include designs like a wide, C-shaped pattern and a komon-esque pattern that has a design that repeats side to side instead of up and down.These are typically worn when visiting someone’s house or at ceremonies that aren’t at the level of a wedding, but are still formal. Width: 131cm (51.5")Length: 157cm (61.5")Sleeves (top to bottom): 48cm (18.5")Armpit to Armpit (back): 61cm (24")Chest (along the back fold): 120cm (47")Age:Before 2001Fabric Quality:SilkC - Stains on the front of the left sleeve. Some other light stains may be seen in the main pattern. (Outside)See images for quality of the inner fabric.Cleaning:Dry Clean Only!Air outside on a dry day a couple times a year.Quality Rank (Outer Fab