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Kimono Jacket2656/4

Black damask silk haori (羽織) or jacket/overcoat. The neck and centre opening are edged with a wide band. The sleeves are short with hanging panels and an opening under the arms. On the back of the neck and each sleeve is a flower embroidered in light coloured thread. The damask is woven with an abstract horizontal pattern. The inner lining or haura (羽裏) with colourful designs known as gaku’ura (額裏) is cream silk with a floral pattern and covers only the upper part of the kimono. It has three family crests or kamon (家紋) in the shape of diamond-shaped flower motifs known as kage hanabishi (陰花菱).

Culture
Japanese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kimono2656/2

Grey silk tsukesage (付け下げ) with lower floral pattern. The neck and centre opening are edged with a wide patterned band. The sleeves are short with hanging panels and an opening under the arms. The pattern has flower and line motifs in blue and white along the bottom hem and on the back of the sleeves. There is one family crest or kamon (家紋) in the shape of cherry blossoms known as kage zakura (陰山桜) embroidered on the back, below the collar. White coloured thread is used to make stitch marks from the bottom hem half way up the kimono and again on upper collar. The inner lining is cream silk and stops short of the bottom hem.

Culture
Japanese
Material
dye, silk fibre and paint
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sash2656/6

Olive green coloured silk sash or obi, brocade with an overall pattern. The pattern has small roundels with floral and bird motifs in multiple coloured threads, predominately gold, black, blue and red. The back is lined with olive green silk.

Culture
Japanese
Material
dye and silk fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sash2656/5

Black silk sash or obi, embroidered with a floral and thin leaf design.

Culture
Japanese
Material
dye and silk fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kimono2656/3

Cream silk komon (小紋) with a purple stripe pattern. The neck and centre opening are edged with a wide patterned band. The sleeves are short with hanging panels and an opening under the arms. The pattern has vertical stripes with pointed and beveled ends in light and dark purple. The neck band is lined with cream striped silk and four strings have been stitched to create loops on the inner back.

Culture
Japanese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kimono2656/1

Light green damask furisode (振袖) with an abstract floral pattern. The neck and centre opening are edged with a wide patterned band. The sleeves have long hanging panels and an opening under the arms. The damask is woven containing a linear motif. The pattern has flower, leaf and cloud motifs in orange, purple, white, red, gold, blue and green on light green ground. The neck band is lined with cream striped silk and two strings have been stitched to create loops on the inner back.

Culture
Japanese
Material
silk fibre, paint ?, silver metal and gold metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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