Antique Japanese Silk Full Length Kimono | Kokeshi Doll Motif

Dimensions: 58-0”l x 46-1/2”w, (22-1/2”shldr. to shldr.); 19-0”l sleeves Today, Kimono in both Japan and around the world is in the category nostalgic and involves a wistful memory of times when feeling that involve tradition and evoke the love for long-gone moments. So today the value of garments is more emotional based and has more to do with a focused and time-consuming handcraft that required great skill. According to all the major sources, Taisho period styles were rarely abandoned in Japan. The Kimono being offered and shown is a beautiful and elegant garment with an overall pattern of various color and patterned Kokeshi Dolls that was introduced in the 20th Century.   The fabric represents a popular form of textile art in Japan made of “hitokoshi” crepe (flat-woven of crepe-spun thread, not nubby or overtly textured, but not shiny-smooth either). As a crepe fabric, the Kimono has a great drape and wonderful to the touch. This silk hand-constructed and hand tie-dyed work is only