A Japanese kosode of red silk, brocaded in coloured silks and gilt threads, with an all over pattern of gilt thread standing water design, interspersed with blue, pink, yellow, green and red karaori chrysanthemums, lined with red silk, some wear, 18th century

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A Japanese kosode of red silk, brocaded in coloured silks and gilt threads, with an all over pattern of gilt thread standing water design, interspersed with blue, pink, yellow, green and red karaori chrysanthemums, lined with red silk, some wear, 18th century
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This type of design, with a multi-layered visual effect (the flowers appear to be floating on the water) and long weft floats was also used for No robes.
See Kennedy, Alan, Japanese Costume, 1990, page 143.

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