A tall silk kuro-tomesode featuring masterful yuzen-painted pair of elegant peacocks among peonies and bamboo grass. Surihaku gold-foil outlining and five mon (family crests).  50" from sleeve-end to sleeve-end x 65" height.  Legends have that the peacock consume poisonous snakes, can avert natural disasters, and is a symbol of immortality.  The peony is often paired with the peacock or other fowl in Japanese art.  In textile design, the peony is non-seasonal, having the status of "the king of flowers".   Kuro-tomesode (black tomesode) are often worn for wedding ceremonies by married female relatives of the bride or groom.