Vintage Japanese Hand Woven Tsumugi Silk Kimono Geometric Diamond Unused Showa Statue The Shishi

The Shishi

The exterior surfaces display the silvery-grey patina characteristic of aged kiri

Having been in storage for several decades

and lacquer quality

The tsuki-tora composition

Vintage Japanese Hand Woven Tsumugi Silk Kimono Geometric Diamond Unused Showa Statue The ShishiVintage Japanese hand woven tsumugi silk kimono, allover woven geometric diamond hishi lattice on uguisu olive green ground, unused, Showa era Japan; Showa era, mid to late 20th century A rare find among vintage kimono: a hand woven tsumugi () silk kimono in confirmed unused condition, acquired from the original Japanese source with its provenance tag intact. Tsumugi a category of silk textile woven from hand spun raw silk (kibiso) or reeled silk