Vintage Hand-Painted Silk Kimono with Gold Embroidery - Japan - 20th Century

Vintage mixed media ancestor portrait - silk fabric/paper/hair and gouache mounted to a silk background - hand painted face and details - original yew wood frame and glass - China - ...

Vintage Japanese floral silk damask fabric - pearl gray color - heavy weight with distinctive slub throughout - fine designer quality - 100% silk - suitable for crafts/pillows/light upholstery/dressmaking - circa 1950's. Good vintage condition - raw edges - folds and creases...

Vintage blue and white bowl - hand painted mountain views with trees - signed - Japan - mid 20th century. Excellent vintage condition - ...

Vintage tribal style embroidery/textile - hand sewn - thick course multi-colored 100% wool threads worked in a diamond pattern with alternating bands of black on a canvas backing - b...

A Japanese formal Kimono made with a very fine black linen gauze augmented with applied modern circle pattern. The garment was hand-stitched and dated to circa 1930-50s. The black ga...

A large Japanese Wedding Kimono with bold embroidery designs. The auspicious attire was known as Uchikake and was worn by the bride during the wedding ceremony made from silk and hea...

A vintage Japanese silk Kuro Tomesode Kimono, circa 1950s-1980s. Kuro Tomesode is a dress for married woman for the most formal occasions, equivalent of the evening gowns in the west. It is overall black, decorated only with patterns of bright colors on the bottom. This kimono has three Mon family crests on the front and back shoulder. It is lined with white silk in its interior. On the front, it features exposed white stitches around neck and breast, a very subtle and elegant touch. The bottom part of the kimono is decorated with an embroidery imagery of two phoenix in flight. The lavish use of gold and polychrome threads and meticulous rendition of the birds contrast greatly with the otherwise sober black background. Pheonix is the mythical bird traditionally represents the Queen or Female Supreme in Chinese culture. Known as Hoo-oo in Japanese, Pheonix is a symbol of good fortune, power and divine wisdom and represents the sun goddess Amaterasu, the Queen of Heaven and Creation, who was believed to be the ancestor of the lines of the Japanese imperial family...

A vintage Japanese formal silk Kimono in an "ink green" color with striking geometrical design. The garment is hand-stitched Meisen kimono from a crepe l...