Salmon Silk Kimono: Katazome Sakura & Swirling Vine Pattern

This silk kimono is a vibrant example of multi-technique textile artistry from the mid-century, featuring a dynamic combination of katazome (stencil-dyeing), precise printing, and freehand painted highlights. The garment is crafted from a soft, salmon-pink silk ground with a subtle textured weave that adds a modern architectural depth. Distributed across the surface is a rhythmic arrangement of large-scale floral motifs, each resembling a stylized cherry blossom (sakura) with elongated, multi-colored petals.

The flowers are rendered in a playful, high-contrast palette of teal, ochre, cream, and red, with some petals featuring secondary geometric patterns that suggest the use of fine-line printing. Delicate, white swirling vines emerge from each blossom, created with hand-painted precision to lend a sense of organic movement. This piece reflects the "high-color" aesthetic of the late Taisho to early Showa era, where traditional botanical imagery was reimagined through a bold, almost graphic-design-led lens, resulting in a garment that is both whimsical and structured.

Its measurements are 49 inches (124 cm) from sleeve-end to sleeve-end and 57 inches (145 cm) in height.