Light blue, plain-woven soft silk woman's kimono, padded, white silk lining. Open front, deep box sleeves. Heavily embroidered floral motifs (wisteria) in pink, pale lilac, beige and grey on body front and back and sleeves. On the back there are also two flying birds (sparrows?) as part of the embroidery design. Two side vents under the arms reaching down to the hem.
kimono
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