Kimono

This beautiful garment bears the autumnal motif of rabbits playing among flowers and grasses by the light of a moon which shines softly down from the shoulder of the garment. The design has been created using a free-hand resist dyeing technique with special touches, such as the faces and ears of the rabbits, executed in silk embroidery. The ground fabric has been woven with a motif of clouds to suggest a night sky. This kimono may have been worn by a geisha.