{"product_id":"reversible-black-silk-kimono-jacket-hand-printed-ukiyo-e-beauties-4","title":"Reversible Black Silk Kimono Jacket, Hand-Printed Ukiyo-e Beauties","description":"Price available upon request. This piece is currently being reviewed for museum acquisition; serious inquiries from private collectors welcome.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA formal men’s montsuki haori in black silk, distinguished by five white family crests (itsutsu-mon): the highest tier of formality in traditional Japanese menswear, with crests at back, both sleeves, and both chest panels. The crest is a heart-shaped leaf motif ringed in white (likely an aoi\/wild-ginger or myōga family variant). Outwardly austere and ceremonial; the drama is concealed inside. The full lining reveals a painted ukiyo-e bijin-ga scene: two women at the water’s edge, one wringing a crimson wrap, the other kneeling with a woven basket, rendered in the Utamaro\/Eishi bathing-scene tradition. This “secret lining” (ura) was a hallmark of iki: restraint on the surface, private indulgence within, glimpsed only in movement. Worn open as a duster or layering robe, the ukiyo-e becomes the whole point.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEstimated era: Shōwa period, c. 1950s–1960s. Smooth lustrous silk (habutae or fine crepe); the lining reads as a dye-printed ukiyo-e rather than hand-painted yuzen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLength: 35.5in\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarrying the soft patina that only time can give; significant flaws are always detailed. Minor stitching marks on the interior, shown in photo.","brand":"Handmade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49084934947071,"sku":null,"price":99999.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/3636\/7359\/files\/3385c5ef-6bf4-45ab-ba10-97bebc9c4090.jpg?v=1787632031","url":"https:\/\/glayum.com\/products\/reversible-black-silk-kimono-jacket-hand-printed-ukiyo-e-beauties-4","provider":"GLAYUM","version":"1.0","type":"link"}