Japanese Kimono with Abstract Motifs

Deep indigo robe sprinkled with tiny white bursts, like a night sky on laundry day.

This silk kimono with abstract motifs is from Japan, and dates to the 20th century. Silk has been woven in Japan for well over a thousand years, and it remains the traditional cloth for formal and decorative kimono. Straight-cut robe with wide rectangular sleeves and a wrapped front, in dark indigo cloth. Small white starburst and dot motifs scatter across the whole surface. A white lining shows at the neckline. It is 51 inches wide and 54 long.

Quiet from a distance, busy up close.