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KimonoN2.215

Deep blue kimono (着物) with wide, short sleeves and centre opening. The lower half of the kimono is embroidered with cherry blossoms, pine trees and bamboo in gold, white and pink on a deep blue ground. The upper half has a single gold flower on either side of the opening. The inside lining is red and padded with cotton known as fuki (袘). It has five family crests or kamon (家紋) in the shape of sekichiku flowers (China pink/Dianthus chinensis) known as sekichiku (石竹).

Culture
Japanese
Material
metal, fibre, silk fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KimonoN2.209

Dark blue kimono with gray striped 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 repeats a vertical thick stripe, comprised of six thin gray lines on dark blue ground. The inner shoulder area is lined with gray cotton, the rest of the kimono is unlined.

Culture
Okinawan
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Okinawa, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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