Kimono

About this object

History of use

Girl's kimono.

Physical description

Girl's white kimono (着物) with a colourful 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 robe has a long pink damask silk sash. The pattern has different sized tsuzumi (鼓, Japanese hand drums), flowers, leaves and tasseled ribbons in pink, red, yellow, blue, green and gold on white ground. The inside is lined with two kinds of light pink fabric.