Outer Kimono for a Young Woman (Uchikake), Japan, 1840-1870, silk, satin weave (shusu); embroidered in silk and metallic threads, 173.5 x 123 cm. Courtesy The Khalili Collection, KX 145.

Kimono for a Girl (Furisode), Japan, 1920-1940, silk crepe (chirimen); stencil-printed on fabric surface (kata-yūzen), 133 x 116 cm. Courtesy The Khalili Collection, K 17.

 Outer Kimono for a Woman (Uchikake), Japan, 1920-1930; silk, figured satin weave (rinzu); freehand paste-resist dyed (yūzen) and hand-painted with applied gold; 173.5 x 130 cm. Courtesy The Khalili Collection, K 102.

Kimono for a Young Woman (Furisode), Japan, 1912-1926; silk crepe (chirimen); freehand paste-resist dyed (yūzen), embroidered in silk and metallic threads with applied gold and silver; 161.5 x 128 cm. Courtesy The Khalili Collection, K 106.

Unlined Kimono for a Woman (Hitoe), Japan, 1920-1940; machine-spun pongee silk (meisen), plain weave; stencil-printed warp threads (hogushi-gasuri); 146.5 x 123 cm. Courtesy The Khalili Collection, K 11.

 Outer Kimono for a Young Woman (Uchikake), Japan, 1840-1870, silk crepe (chirimen), 152.5 x 124 cm. Courtesy The Khalili Collection, KX 154.

Kimono for a Woman, Japan, 1920-1926, hand-spun pongee silk (tsumugi), plain weave; stencil-printed weft threads (yokoso-gasuri), 152 x 128 cm. Courtesy The Khalili Collection, K 18.

Kimono for a Young Girl, Japan, 1912-1926; silk, figured satin crepe (rinzu chirimen); free-hand paste-resist dyed (yūzen) and embroidered in silk threads; 124.5 x 117.5 cm. Courtesy The Khalili Collection, K 19.

Kimono for a Woman, Japan, 1912-1926; machine-spun pongee silk (meisen), plain weave; stencil-printed warp threads (hogushi-gasuri); 142.5 x 124 cm. Courtesy The Khalili Collection, K 34.