About the Kimono

This is a Japanese kimono, a T-shaped piece of clothing that wraps around the front of the body like a robe. every part of this kimono was made by hand: the silk is handwoven, the pieces were cut and sewn by hand, and the designs were painted. The decorations on the back of this kimono show a flowering plum tree, a symbol of spring in China, Korea, and Japan for thousands of years because its blossoms peek out through the snow as spring approaches.