Itō Shinsui, Summer Kimono (1922)

Grey kimono with on the back a hand painted image of a landscape with a village and people, with Mount Fuji in the background. Light grey lining....

This short men’s kimono, a haori, has a scene from a baseball game on the lining. It may be the annual competition between Waseda and Keio Universities. The perspective is that of ...

After the opening-up of Japan and the expansion of trade routes in the mid-nineteenth century, Japonisme immediately spread across Europe and America. Just as the paintings of the ...

The left part of the triptych (cf. KI 7720-19 + KI 7720-20) Kuniteruga 様 linseries, which deals with the three seasonal symbols snow (winter), moon (autumn) and flowers (spring and...

Outer sash of a Japanese bridal kimono, which is worn after the religious rite. It is made of ivory-coloured ribbed silk fabric, very long and wide. The lining is needle-embroidere...

Three girls are playing blind man's buff. One girl to the left is blindfolded and leans with her arms outstretched. She wears a white kimono with green leaf design and a blue patte...