thekimonogallery:Man’s painted haori (jacket). Taisho period (1912-1926), Japan. The Kimono Galler

thekimonogallery: Man’s painted haori (jacket). Taisho period (1912-1926), Japan. The Kimono Gallery. A fine kinsha (fine crepe) silk formal light jacket featuring on it’s inside a painted stormy cloud scene with emerging dragon. Five mon (family crests). It is customary for men’s haori to contain dark plain exteriors and patterned interiors; however, this example is exceptional in several ways – the artwork is of the highest quality and fills the entire back and front of the inside, including the sleeves. Typically, men’s haori have the artwork created on a separate silk cloth that lines the inside, not on the actual unlined back as on this example. 50” from sleeve-end to sleeve-end x 32” height. -- source link
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