Vintage Japanese Silk Komon Kimono Shippo Floral Repeat Rikyu Olive Showa Mizusashi Heroic war portrait of Saigō

Heroic war portrait of Saigō Takamori (西郷 隆盛) from Toshinobu’s reportage on the Satsuma Rebellion

Dimensions: 26 ½" H × 24" W × 5 ½" D

Edo PeriodShakudō with gilt highlightsLS062

All hardware is hand forged iron with Gumpai style handles and detailed lock plates

Guard / Ferrule: Sound with minor handling marks only

Vintage Japanese Silk Komon Kimono Shippo Floral Repeat Rikyu Olive Showa Mizusashi Heroic war portrait of SaigōVintage Japanese silk komon kimono, allover shippo tsunagi interlocking circle repeat with floral rosettes on riky olive khaki ground, rust red hakkake lining, Showa era Japan; Showa era, mid 20th century, c. 1950s1970s A finely patterned vintage Japanese silk kimono in the komon () tradition a category defined by its allover small scale repeat pattern covering the full garment surface without differentiation between body and sleeves. The ground color