#kimono

Elaborate sash for a kimono.

Nishijin kimono.

Sash with traditional design.

Kimono display at Nishijin.

‘Den-Mark’ logo.The right side of the logo states that it is a ‘traditional craft product appointed by the Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry’. Japan Traditional Crafts Aoyama Square website.

Entitled ‘Wearing Kijoka-no-Basho-fu, blessing nature: Toshiko Taira, a Living National Treasure’ (author’s translation). This article describes some production processes and records an interview with Taira about her work and techniques.

Cover of Kimono-salon, Spring 2011, featuring a popular TV anchor-woman in a kimono.

A piece of Kijoka-no-Basho-fu woven on a loom.

At the Bingata artist event, Sachiko Yafuso (right), a craftswoman, explains how to make Bingata.