Kimono - Shippo Tsunagi Silko with Urushi Lacquer Painting

The proper outside cotton has an exquisitely soft hand from decades of wear

Kurume kasuri is woven with thread that is bound by hand

with indigo

The result is an especially finely woven cotton

both of which could have been easily been removed to be mended

Buddha was deep in meditation when the Phoenix appeared and blessed him with these sustaining qualities

Kanji is stitched into one of the corners

The garment was purchased from a prominent textile collector

Inner work coat has brilliant yellow sleeves and sashiko stitching

There are two small holes in the third panel and a small tear in the lower right panel

This piece was purchased from Japan many years ago

It is also a prized cloth among connoisseurs of Japanese country textiles