Two Japanese Kimonos and obi, for the export market 19th century

comprising of a Winter heavy weight padded embroidered polychrome silks and metal thread resist dye crepe silk kimono, with a polychrome landscape design with architectural gate surrounded by flowering trees and ravens, with gold thread embroidered detailing, on a lime green ground, one sleeve without decoration the other with flowers, with orange silk lining (133cm. long); with a Summer light weight silk kimono, embroidered with an eagle on the reverse, and other small birds and orange flowers, with sea along the lower section and olive green upper section, with mustard coloured silk lining and grey collar, with narrow belt (133cm. long), together with two green and polychrome design silk and gold embroidered obi, one with dyed waves and embroidered bamboo and anchors, on apple green ground (347cm. x 22cm.), the other with dyed hills and trees, and embroidered flowers and gate and water carrier, on lime green ground (293cm. x 17.5cm.)

(Qty 4)