This girl's kimono employs a complex layering of decorative methods, combining silkscreen printing for precise color application with katazome stenciling for detailed botanical motifs, while incorporating faux shibori elements that simulate the tied-resist dyeing technique through printed patterns rather than actual binding and dyeing processes. This technical hybrid approach reflects the period's embrace of both mechanized production efficiency and traditional craft aesthetics, creating textiles that maintained visual richness while adapting to changing economic and social conditions.
The design demonstrates a bold departure from classical restraint, featuring an exuberant botanical fantasy rendered in a vibrant palette of emerald green, deep purple, coral, and golden brown that anticipates the psychedelic color experiments of later decades. The composition layers geometric patterning—visible in the dotted background textures that create depth and visual interest—with naturalistic floral forms including chrysanthemums, cherry blossoms, and stylized leaf patterns. The overlapping geometric bands that structure the composition recall both traditional Japanese textile borders and the emerging Art Deco movement's emphasis on dynamic angular forms, while the scattered floral elements maintain the classical Japanese aesthetic of seasonal celebration and natural beauty.
The inclusion of faux shibori techniques represents a particularly interesting aspect of this garment's production, as it demonstrates how traditional methods were being reinterpreted through modern printing technologies to achieve similar visual effects with greater efficiency and consistency. The circular and organic forms created through this simulated tie-dye process add textural complexity to the overall composition while maintaining the unpredictable, hand-crafted quality that shibori traditionally provides. This synthesis of authentic and simulated techniques reflects the broader cultural negotiations occurring in Japan during this period, as artisans sought to preserve traditional aesthetic values while embracing industrial modernization and the changing social roles of young women in increasingly urbanized society.
measures 32 inches (81 cm) from sleeve-end to sleeve-end and stands at a height of 33 inches (84 cm).