Antique Japanese Kimono 'Fudegaki' Silver watercolour-faded floral print

watercolour-faded floral print

it sets the fearsome against the cunning

This kimono suit jacket for men takes the open kimono front and lengthens it into something sharper and more tailored

Weight: 10 g

pairing cleanly with pale wood and minimal

Antique Japanese Kimono 'Fudegaki' Silver watercolour-faded floral printThe kimono painted all over with bold black brushstrokes Fudegaki means 'brush writing', and this robe wears its name openly. The antique style Japanese kimono sets bold black brushstrokes loose loops and sweeping circles across a light grey ground, like calligraphy practised large and free. It's the most artistic, gestural piece in the collection, closer to an ink painting than a textile. The energy is in the brushwork. The strokes are thick,