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[Yellow, white and coral kimono with shibori sakura design, Ewa, Hawaii, 193-]
[Yellow, white and coral kimono with shibori sakura design, Ewa, Hawaii, 193-]
[Yellow, white and coral kimono with shibori sakura design, Ewa, Hawaii, 193-]

[Yellow, white and coral kimono with shibori sakura design, Ewa, Hawaii, 193-]

Date1930-1939
Mediumcotton
DimensionsL: 56.25 in, center back: 23.5 in
ClassificationsGeneral Collection
Credit LineGift of Barbara Kawakami
Object number2004.1.212
Description1 kimono : cotton ; 56.25 x 23.5 (center back) in., right sleeve 12.5 x 30 in., left sleeve 13 x 30 in., collar 2 in.;Tri-colored cotton kimono with yellow shoulders and collar, white mid-section and coral bottom panels, sleeves are tri-colored and have rounded lower edge. White sakura flowers (cherry blossom) decorate the coral hued area of sleeves (each: one in front, one in back) and lower kimono (three in front, one in back) and black lines outline the design. There are 4-5 rows of pin dots on the back of sleeves and on front and back kimono hem.

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