Taisho Haori (light jacket)

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1940: item #587793
1882

Taisho to early Showa (1912-1935). A silk rinzu haori featuring yuzen-dyed bold ume blossoms and crysanthemum motifs. Very good condition. 49" from sleeve-end to sleeve-end x 37" height.

Black Haori (light jacket)

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1970: item #587791
1881

Mid-Showa era (1950-1970). This black silk haori features a karakusa (arabesque) pattern woven with metallic threads. One mon. Excellent condition. 49" from sleeve-end to sleeve-end x 32" height.

Boy's Miyamairi (shinto christening) Kimono

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1960: item #587765
1873

Date Mid-Showa era (1940-1960). This boy's miyamairi (Shinto christening) silk kimono features depictions of ships laden with traditional treasures. These treasures include a wish-granting mallet, a bottomless purse, a cape of invisibility, coral and a rhinocerous horn: all symbols of good fortune. Very good condition. 31" from sleeve-end to sleeve-end x 39" height.

Taisho Haori (light jacket)

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1930: item #587764
1844

Taisho era (1912-1926).This stunning silk haori features both an unusual design and technique. I believe that this textile was created as follows: a long white silk bolt is initially patterned with complex meisen ikat parrot patterns. Following this, the parrot-design area are tied of while the rest of the textile is patterned with shibori tie-dye pine-tree motifs. The final step would have been the cutting and piecing tgether of the jacket. It is obvious that this was a very special garment... Click for details

Jiginu Haori (light jacket)

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1940: item #587714
1843

Early Showa era (1927-1940). This haori features a complex network of dyed patterns featuring ume blossom, tachibana and maple leaves. The silk is a "jiginu": a roughly spun silk characteristic of some of Japans rural districts. Very good condition. 50" from sleeve-end to sleeve-end x 38" height.

Chyrsanthemum Haori (light jacket)

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1940: item #587713
1842

Early Showa era (1927-1940). This elegant silk haori features dyed chrysanthemum motifs. Very good condition. 48" from sleeve-end to sleeve-end x 36" height.

Shibori (tie-dye) Haori (light jacket)

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1940: item #587710
1841

Early Showa era (1927-1940). This silk haori features masterful shibori (tie-dye) work. Excellent condition. 51" from sleeve-end to sleeve-end x 31" height.

Camellia Haori (light jacket)

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1940: item #587707
1840

Taisho to early Showa era (1912-1940). This silk haori features camellias that are worked into both the rinzu background and the dyed forground. There is some surihaku gold-foil outlining. Very good condition. 49" from sleeve-end to sleeve-end x 38" height.

Shibori (tie-dye) Haori (light jacket)

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1940: item #587706
1839

Early Showa era (1927-1940). This short silk haori has a rinzu (damask) base depicting ivy leaves, and large shibori (tie-dye) geometric patterns in the foreground. Excellent condition. 49" from sleeve-end to sleeve-end x 30" height.

Faux-shibori Haori (light jacket)

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1940: item #587702
1838

Late Taisho to early Showa era (1920-1940). This bold haori is made up of "jiginu" silk: rusticly spun silk thread that was once popular in certain Japanese rural districts. The patterns are dyed, although resemble those created with the shibori technique. Very good condition. 48" from sleeve-end to sleeve-end x 36" height.