This silk child's kimono features a vibrant and intricate textile art that showcases stenciled dragon motifs rendered in dynamic circular forms. The dragons, winding sinuously around clouds and waves, evoke themes of power, protection, and celestial authority, as dragons in Japanese symbolism are considered guardians and bringers of good fortune. The bold use of contrasting colors—teal, rust, and cloud-like whites—creates a lively sense of movement and flow, enhanced by delicate floral and wave patterns interspersed throughout the design. The motif and style suggest influence from both traditional textile techniques and early 20th-century Japanese art's penchant for merging classical symbolism with modern design sensibilities. The kimono’s stenciled technique is characteristic of katazome, an ancient resist-dyeing method, but the composition’s rhythmic, almost abstract treatment of the dragon and cloud forms demonstrates a subtle nod to Japonisme and the global Art Nouveau movement, with its embrace of organic shapes and stylized natural forms. Overall, the textile art encapsulates a period of vibrant cultural exchange and innovation, balancing historic meaning and contemporary aesthetics in a garment intended to confer protection, good luck, and beauty upon its young wearer.

Measurements: 30 inches (76 cm) from sleeve-end to sleeve-end, it stands at 36 inches (91 cm) in height.

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