Furisode (振袖) made of silk woven in a fine horizontal pinstripe. It is dyed with images of leaves, a variety of flowers, birds, trees, and elements from a garden such as buckets and stepping stones, as well as a padded stool and fan shapes scattered across a brown surface at top that fades to light tan below midpoint. At bottom some patterned elements are outlined by sliver-leaf thread. Garment is open at the front, lapels are lined with white silk, and sleeves have long hanging panels that are open toward the body. Small openings for the wrists sit at outside top. The interior of the garment and sleeves are unlined. It has five family crests or kamon (家紋) known as kuyō (九曜), one of the crests representing stars.

Komon (小紋) that is open at the front, with sleeves of hanging panels with small openings for the wrists at the top. Made of patterned silk with evenly spaced sets of metallic gold threads running vertically. The garment is heavily dyed in triangular patterns in shades of blue and purple, interspersed with areas of light yellow. Embroidered below the waste and on the backs of arms and shoulders are yellow and orange-brown flowers with vines tied in bows. The interior of the garment is fully lined with bright red and blue silk.

Furisode (振袖) made of patterned orange silk, double lined in red, pink and orange silk through body, lapel and sleeves. The kimono displays bunches of large flowers and leaves in an off-white colour, with delicate green veins and gold paint trim, across most of the garment. Printed on top of these are decorative emblems with trailing ropes in a variety of colours, emphasized with gold paint and gold metallic wire. The robe is open at the front, with long hanging panels draped from the sleeves. Panels are open toward the body to show the double lining, with a small opening for the wrists at top.

Uchikake (打掛) made of black silk, heavily embroidered with metallic fibre made of gold-leaf-wrapped mulberry paper and other colourful threads. Designs include carts full of flowers of four seasons known as hanaguruma mon (花車文), butterflies and long vines. Scattered among these are thin horizontal rectangles as well as large squares, some containing flowers. The interior is fully lined with bright red fabric. The kimono is open at the front, with short paneled sleeves containing a small opening for the wrists at top outer corner. The garment’s bottom hem is thickened with stuffing known as fuki (袘).

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

Veil, or shawl, worn with wedding ensemble (3132/2 a-b). Fabric is wild tussar silk in a light orange-brown colour. It is hand embroidered with small images of standing birds, elephants with tusks and long tails, and human figures with arms spread, in gold metallic thread, round wooden beads, and tubular glass and metal beads. The back of the veil shows the yellow and white thread used to attach the beads.

Long tunic (kameez) worn over pants with a veil, as part of a wedding ensemble (3132/2 b-c). Shirt has long narrow sleeves, a slightly scooped neck, and a front opening that fastens with hooks. Garment is made of wild tussar silk in a light orange-brown colour. It is hand embroidered the length of the front opening on both sides, and around the wrists and front of the neck, along with cording of metallic thread. Images include standing birds, elephants with tusks and long tails, and human figures with arms spread, in gold metallic thread, round wooden beads, and tubular glass and metal beads. The back is undecorated; the interior is lined with panels of silk in a course weave.

Embroidered boy's shirt. Long-sleeved, collared shirt is made of mashru cloth, a mix of cotton and silk, coloured in vertical stripes of red, yellow, green and black with sets of small white dots regularly scattered across the red. Chest and back are heavily embroidered with flowers, mango tree designs, and 'v' shaped animal horns. Small mirrors are inset on chest, back and around cuffs, surrounded by sickle stitching. A decorative gold metal button fastens the shirt at the collar, with a plastic button at waist. Two ties on the interior also help hold the garment closed.

Velvet bag constructed of two pieces of black velvet lined with brown and cream cotton in a flower and square pattern. The identical pieces have been sewn together at back and remain open at front, hemmed and finished, with leather thongs knotted onto and running the length of each edge as a means to tie closed and tighten the bag. The back is undecorated, while the front is covered heavily in beading in flower and foliage patterns in green, blue, pink, red and silver coloured beads. There are also rows of metal beads near the edges. The foot of the bag is rounded and extends upward.