A kosode of ivory figured silk, printed with birds amongst bamboo, pines and prunus growing from rocks, above a turbulent sea worked with tortoise, some leaves infilled with tie-dye patterns, over embroidered in coloured silks and gilt threads, lined with red silk, with padded hem, late 19th century

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A kosode of ivory figured silk, printed with birds amongst bamboo, pines and prunus growing from rocks, above a turbulent sea worked with tortoise, some leaves infilled with tie-dye patterns, over embroidered in coloured silks and gilt threads, lined with red silk, with padded hem, late 19th century
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