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 Antique and Vintage Garments

We are pleased to offer antique and vintage garments that exemplify old Japan. The range of garments offered on this site is from the Meiji Era (1868-1912) up to the mid-Showa Era, approximately the 1950's and included are cotton folk garments, urban or 'street' wear, and selected formal kimono.

A Pieced Crepe Silk Under Kimono: Botanical Dyes and Sparrows

ca. mid to late nineteenth century
25" x 48", 63.5 cm x 122 cm

This is an half under-kimono,... (more)



A Meiji Era Silk Katsugi: Woman's Formal "Veil"

ca. late nineteenth century
57" x 48", 145 cm x 122 cm

This is the first katsugi, or... (more)



A Simple Striped Cotton Hanten

ca. mid twentieth century
30" x 46", 76 cm x 117 cm

This is a simple, every day cotton... (more)



An Indigo Dyed Hanten: Simplified Graphics

ca. early to mid Twentieth century
35 1/2" x 49", 90 cm x 124.5 cm

This is an indigo dyed... (more)



An Elegant Painted and Embroidered Formal Kimono: Kurotomesode

ca. mid twentieth century
58" x 48", 147.5 cm x 122 cm

Deeply elegant and refined in its... (more)



An Indigo Dyed Cotton Kappa: Traveling Cape

ca. late nineteenth century
35" x 87", 89 cm x 221 cm

This is a traveling cape and it is very... (more)



Unavailable products

These products may be out of stock, or, if they were unique items, have been sold. They are left on the site for reference only.

A Beautifully Crafted 19th C. Yose Juban: Yuzen Dyed Chirimen Silk with Embroidery and Gold Couching

ca. mid nineteenth century
57" x 48", 145 cm x 122 cm

This is a splendid nineteenth... (more)



A Meiji Era Pieced Festival Kimono

Meiji Era (1868-1912)
60"/ 152.5 cm high x 50"/127 cm wide
This dazzlingly beautiful kimono... (more)


A Safflower Dyed Hemp Under Kimono: Benibana Asa Han Juban

ca. early twentieth century
30 1/2" x 23", 77.5 cm x 58.5 cm

What beautiful color.  This hemp... (more)



A Simply Decorated Indigo Dyed Cotton Hanten: Handsome

ca. early to mid Twentieth century
28 1/2" x 47", 72.5 cm x 119 cm

This is a beautiful and... (more)



A Superbly Beautiful 19th Century Yose Han Juban: Kyokechi or Itajime Shibori

ca. mid to late nineteenth century
25" x 42", 63.5 cm x 106.5 cm

Where to begin?  This... (more)



A Woman's Long Pieced Cotton Work Coat: Stripes and Ikat

ca. mid twentieth century
43" x 46", 110 cm x 117 cm

This lined, long cotton coat, pieced... (more)



A Yose Juban, or Pieced Under Kimono

ca. 1920
54 3/4" x 49", 138.5 cm x 124.5 cm

Most likely a man's juban, or under-kimono, the... (more)



An Indigo Dyed Cotton Kasuri Noragi

ca. mid Twentieth century
30" x 48", 76 cm x 122 cm

Most likely unused, this indigo dyed... (more)



A Cotton Shima Noragi with Kasuri Collar

ca. first half of the 20th century
34" x 34", 87 cm x 87 cm

Wide stripes (shima) in black,... (more)



A Gorgeous Edo/Meiji Pieced Silk Han Juban: Botanical Dyes and Hand Painting

ca. mid to late nineteenth century
26" x 48", 66 cm x 122 cm

This is an exceptionally... (more)



A Heavily Overpatched Boro Koshimaki: Half Under-Kimono

ca. early to mid twentieth century
33" x 46", 84 cm x 117 cm

This is a wonderfully rural... (more)



A Traditional Cotton Kasuri Apron: Maekake

ca. early to mid twentieth century
28" x 27", 71 cm x 68.5 cm

Aprons were worn all the time... (more)



A Traditional, Vintage Apron: Cotton Maekake

ca. early twentieth century
28" x 14", 71 cm x 35.5 cm

Aprons were worn all the time in old... (more)



An Unusual Cotton Flannel Kimono: Hemp Leaf Pattern

ca. early Twentieth century
51" x 45", 129.5 cm x 114.5 cm

During Japan's Meiji Era, cotton... (more)



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