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Outer Kimono for a Young Woman (Uchikake)
173.5 x 123 cm
1840-1870Japan
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Kimono for a Girl (Furisode)
133 x 116 cm
1920-1940Japan
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Outer Kimono for a Woman (Uchikake)
173.5 x 130 cm
1920-1930Japan
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Kimono for a Young Woman (Furisode)
161.5 x 128 cm
1912-1926Japan
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Outer Kimono for a Young Woman (Uchikake)
157.5 x 123 cm
1840-1870Japan
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Outer Kimono for a Young Woman (Uchikake)
175 x 125 cm
1850-1880Japan
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Summer Kimono for a Woman (Katabira)
167 x 118 cm
1820-1850Japan
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Outer Kimono for a Young Woman (Uchikake)
155 x 126 cm
1800-1850Japan
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Unlined Kimono for a Woman (Hitoe)
146.5 x 123 cm
1920-1940Japan
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Outer Kimono for a Woman (Uchikake)
171 x 126.5 cm
1800-1850Japan
Japanese Kimonos (1700 – 2000)
The Khalili Collection of kimono comprises more than 450 garments and spans three hundred years of Japanese textile artistry. It is one of the world’s most outstanding private collections of traditional Japanese kimono. The form of the T-shaped, straight-seamed, front- wrapping kimono has changed very little over the centuries, yet the Collection reveals an astonishing variety of designs. In Japanese dress it is the surface decoration, not the cut and construction, that is important and indications of gender, age, status, wealth and taste are expressed through the choice of colour and pattern.