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Kimono - Artifacts

Description
Creme Susomoyo (motif in front) Kimono Silk crepe with wide eri (folded collar), 5 blue stamped mon (3 kiri flowers, 3 aoi leaves), dye painted design, some resist lines, large pink plum (1 cherry) blossoms and buds with embroidered creme colored stamens, grey branches and trunk, design continues inside front; red habutae silk lining (torn) indicates from Taisho to early Showa periods (early 20th C.), medium length sleeves. For a young woman, stamped mon indicates it may have been used by a working girl.
Object ID
1995.015.002