The artwork on this tsumugi silk kimono features bold vertical woven stripes in a harmonious repeating sequence of deep maroon, golden yellow, and teal blue-green, creating a rhythmic, geometric pattern that flows seamlessly across the garment's body and sleeves, with the satin shusu weave providing a glossy, smooth surface that enhances the fabric's luster and tactile depth. As a casual everyday garment crafted from hand-spun silk floss, it embodies the principles of the mingei folk art movement emerging in the 1920s and 1930s, which celebrated traditional Japanese crafts for their simplicity and authenticity amid rapid industrialization, while the clean-lined stripes also evoke the international Art Deco style of the era, characterized by vibrant colors, geometric abstraction, and luxurious materials that influenced global fashion including Japanese textiles. Though straight stripes (shima) lack the elaborate symbolism of figurative motifs, they often represent understated elegance and are linked to regional folk weaves like Oshima or Yuki tsumugi, symbolizing resilience and everyday harmony; the colors further layer meaning, with maroon red traditionally warding off evil spirits and denoting vitality, yellow conveying prosperity and happiness, and teal blue evoking the serenity of sky and ocean, together suggesting wishes for balance, good fortune, and well-being in the interwar cultural context.
Its measurements span 46 inches (117 cm) from sleeve-end to sleeve-end and stands at 56 inches (142 cm) in height.