Antique Japanese Kimono 'Fudegaki' Silver with a bird

with a bird

watercolour-faded floral print

or photoshoots while also serving as an impressive decorative display piece

it sets the fearsome against the cunning

Antique Japanese Kimono 'Fudegaki' Silver with a birdThe kimono painted all over with bold black brushstrokes Fudegaki means 'brush writing', and this robe wears its name openly. The antique style Japanese kimono sets bold black brushstrokes loose loops and sweeping circles across a light grey ground, like calligraphy practised large and free. It's the most artistic, gestural piece in the collection, closer to an ink painting than a textile. The energy is in the brushwork. The strokes are thick,