Furisode (振袖) with a crane design, one of the auspicious designs used for kimono. Garment displays flocks of white cranes with dark grey heads and tail feathers in flight across a bright orange background. Kimono is open at the front, and sleeves have long hanging panels open toward the body, with a small opening for the wrists at outside top. Bottom hem is thickened with stuffing known as fuki (袘). The interior body, sleves and lapels of the garment are lined in red silk. It has five family crests or kamon (家紋) in the shape of diamond-shaped flower motifs known known as ken hanabishi (剣花菱).

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).

Silk pillow. Object is round, flat on top and bottom, with a thick, straight edge. Red silk covers a paper structure, holding a sawdust filling. A triangular silk label is attached to the top centre, light in colour with black embroidery in Chinese characters.

Silk pillow. Object is round, flat on top and bottom, with a thick, straight edge. Decaying red silk covers a paper structure holding a sawdust filling. A triangular silk label is attached to the top centre, light in colour with black embroidery in Chinese characters.

Women's robe. Black garment is long with an A-line shape through torso toward hem. Garment is open at front, with high slits in the skirt on both sides. It closes by a fabric string that wraps around a fabric ball located on the collar. Collar is made of several patches of fabric sewn together, including one patch with light blue pin stripping. Sleeves are wide, and increase in width toward the cuffs, which are sewn closed but for a small opening at top for the hands. Opening is protected from tearing by reinforced stitching below hole, as are the arm holes.

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.