These three vintage silk kimono fabrics represent very different types of Japanese design, yet also work together to tell the story of Japanese kimono culture. The dotted geometric pattern in a faded violet would probably have been worn by an older woman to signal understated elegance. The colorful wisteria pattern on silk crepe in the middle, however, indicates the whimsy of a much younger woman who would have worn it in the spring. And the large, diagonally-cascading woven pattern in natural hues suggests a modern man who is comfortable with abstraction.

The insert is feather and down, and the dimensions are 10" x 16."