Kimono - No. 116 archive Porcelain covered bowl with “dou-tsai”

Porcelain covered bowl with “dou-tsai” underglaze blue and overglaze enamels

Black lacquered wood with tiny strings with which to pull the drawers open

Yellow ground with black and white ikat horizontal stripes

Aubergine and light green kimono with printed pattern to imitate ikat

After a successful career of writing and illustrating children's books

Kimono - No. 116 archive Porcelain covered bowl with “dou-tsai”Soft charcoal linen kimono with ikat willow branches, swallows and blue waves. Asiatica has been collecting kimono and other Japanese textiles for over 40 years. Our kimono are represented in many of Americas finest museums and private collections. All the verve, design sensibility and technical excellence of Japanese art at its best is present in these beautiful vintage garments. Our taste is for vivid, often asymmetrical and bold patterns in Meisen