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A few nice i stock photo images I found:


Kimono Stock Photo: Kurotomesode Skirt w Unknown Motif, Possibly Noh Mask & Treasure Box 1
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Image by snowfoxcreations / ningyousuki
̶T̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶m̶o̶t̶i̶f̶ ̶s̶e̶e̶m̶s̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶a̶ ̶N̶o̶h̶ ̶m̶a̶s̶k̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶a̶n̶ ̶o̶l̶d̶ ̶m̶a̶n̶ ̶a̶b̶o̶v̶e̶ ̶s̶o̶m̶e̶ ̶s̶o̶r̶t̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶t̶r̶e̶a̶s̶u̶r̶e̶ ̶b̶o̶x̶.̶.̶.̶ ̶ ̶H̶e̶l̶p̶?̶ ̶ ̶W̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶a̶r̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶y̶?̶ ̶
fuyudragon @ igf says that the motif may be the play "Okina". Thank you!

The box features a variant of "seigaiha" (undulating ocean waves, lit. "blue sea waves") and "kumo" (stylized Japanese clouds.) [My inner Akatsuki fan is amused by the fact that the red clouds look like the ones on Itachi & co.'s cloaks, but that has nothing to do with this! Snowy, you silly geek! ;A;] The main patterns seem to be done in a sort of yuuzen or something similar; the cords are 3D embroidery "nuido" (traditional Japanese embroidery, which involves a lot of weaving and special 3D effects.)
This is from the skirt of a kurotomesode, which came in a huge lot of antique kimono scraps and fabrics months back; I forgot to photograph it until now.

It's a stock photo if you want it, just like most of my kimono photographs.

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