{"product_id":"vintage-japanese-silk-kimono-allover-garden-landscape-teien-crane-pine-teal-showa","title":"Vintage Japanese Silk Kimono Allover Garden Landscape Teien Crane Pine Teal Showa","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVintage Japanese silk kimono, allover teien garden landscape with crane, pine, bridge, plum and stream in white on deep teal ground, grey-blue hakkake lining, Showa era\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eJapan; Showa era, mid-20th century, c. 1950s–1970s\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA visually abundant vintage Japanese silk kimono in deep teal-green (緑青色, rokushō-iro), the entire surface covered in a continuous allover teien-zu (庭園図) garden landscape composition rendered in white and soft silver-grey resist dyeing against the rich ground. The decoration is not a repeat pattern but a flowing narrative field: arched stone garden bridges (taiko-bashi, 太鼓橋) span a winding stream whose surface is marked by the classic nagare (流れ) current-line; wooden garden fences and railings establish spatial recessions; twisted pine trees (matsu, 松) with characteristic cloud-pruned canopies anchor several compositions; flowering ume (梅, plum) branches scatter blossoms across the upper field; momiji (紅葉, autumn maple) leaves drift through the air; egrets or cranes stand and fly at the waterside; iris and waterside grasses grow at the stream banks; and chrysanthemum clusters fill the ground between the larger elements. The composition draws on the meisho-e (名所絵) tradition of famous landscape painting while condensing the auspicious motifs of all four seasons into a single idealized garden — a convention of classical Japanese decorative arts expressing the wish for perpetual beauty and fortune. The technique throughout is kata-yuzen (型友禅) stencil dyeing in white resist, the crisp outlines and flat tonal passages characteristic of well-executed Showa-era stencil production. The lining is cream-ivory silk in the upper body with a soft grey-blue hakkake (八掛) hem lining.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe teien (庭園, Japanese garden) as a decorative subject for kimono carries associations with cultivated taste, seasonal awareness, and the philosophical aesthetics of the garden tradition — a subject that connects the wearer simultaneously to classical painting, garden design, and the literature of mono no aware (物の哀れ, the pathos of things). The combination of this subject with a deep teal ground gives the garment considerable visual strength while remaining within the bounds of refined semi-formal elegance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\" class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3 print:block print:space-y-1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFabric:\u003c\/strong\u003e Silk, smooth (chirimen crepe or habutae)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDecoration:\u003c\/strong\u003e Allover zenmen teien-zu (庭園図) garden landscape in white kata-yuzen resist: taiko-bashi bridge, garden fencing, matsu pine, nagare stream, ume plum, momiji maple, egrets\/cranes, iris, chrysanthemum; continuous narrative composition on deep teal-green ground\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLining:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cream-ivory silk upper body; soft grey-blue hakkake (八掛) hem lining\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Showa era, mid-20th century, c. 1950s–1970s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Shogun's Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52067363782973,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/2348\/3709\/files\/0E746D8F-1FBA-4A57-AA83-5962C822CFFC.jpg?v=1784911777","url":"https:\/\/shogunsgallery.com\/products\/vintage-japanese-silk-kimono-allover-garden-landscape-teien-crane-pine-teal-showa","provider":"Shogun's Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}