Japonesices

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arsvitaest:

Fragment of kimono (kosode or short-sleeved outer robe)

Origin: Japan
Date: Late 17th century
Medium: Silk damask, resist-dyed, embroidered with silk and gold-wrapped thread
Location: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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nitratediva:

Anna May Wong in a lush Technicolor short that she was way too good for, but which nevertheless shows off her incredible poise and beauty.

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zombienormal:

Jane with a Japanese Doll, Alfons Karpinski (1875-1961), 1909. (National Museum, Krakow)

Via.

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fromthefloatingworld:

Kyoto’s Aoi Matsuri Festival, Part 3

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thekimonogallery:

“The kimono enjoyed a single show at Tokyo Fashion Week, a reminder that it still is the elephant in the room when considering Japanese fashion, an alternative path in fashion design that never got the chance to be fully explored in a modern context since it got put in the proverbial closet in late Meiji.  Still one show is better than none, and a damn sight better than the usual cliched appearances in fashion editorials, but it does lead to the question as to why there are not more designers working with the garment? ”  (excerpt of article about Jotaro Saito)

thekimonogallery:

Contemporary furisode

geisha-licious:

A geisha in 1910

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thekimonogallery:

Ancient bell of Shuri-jo castle, Okinawa, Japan

 by Justin Watters

sina-santi2:

Tea bowl,18th century - Japan

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