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Japanese Meisen Silk Kimono, Abstracted Floral Design, Vintage,1920s-1930s

$ 264

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Modified Item: No
  • Culture: Japanese
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Featured Refinements: Silk Kimono
  • Condition: Used
  • Provenance: Ownership History Not Available

    Description

    Japanese 'meisen' silk kimono; taffeta-like stiff silk.
    Meisen kimono were fashionable among young women in the early 1900s. Designs were bright, large, and gay [think 'roaring 20s' in Japan]. This popular kimono fashion trend died out during the war, in the late 1930s,and never returned.
    Motif: Abstract floral design.
    Condition: Excellent
    Date: approx. 1920s-1930s