Art Deco Meisen Kimono with Diamond Lattice and Floral Medallions

This vibrant silk meisen kimono is dominated by a rigorously repeated diamond lattice, each lozenge enclosing stylized floral medallions rendered with sharp symmetry and graphic restraint. A limited but high-contrast palette—deep black, brick red, ivory, and small accents of yellow—creates a bold visual rhythm that reads almost architecturally across the garment. The precision of the geometry, combined with flattened floral forms stripped of naturalistic detail, strongly evokes Art Deco, particularly its fascination with symmetry, repetition, and the fusion of ornament with modern design logic. At the same time, the design reflects the meisen aesthetic of the early Shōwa period, when avant-garde patterning was embraced through industrial dyeing techniques that allowed crisp edges and striking contrasts. The diamond motif, long associated in Japanese visual culture with continuity and protection, is here modernized into a repeating structural grid, while the floral elements—reduced to emblematic signs rather than botanical studies—suggest vitality and renewal without seasonal specificity. The overall effect is assertive, modern, and urbane, aligning this kimono with the broader international visual language of early 20th-century modernism while remaining grounded in Japanese symbolic abstraction. Its inner lining is crafted from white cotton, and it remains in very good condition. Measurements stand at 49 inches (124 cm) from sleeve-end to sleeve-end and a height of 57 inches (145 cm).