Kuro Tomesode with Cranes
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Kuro Tomesode with Cranes |
Kuro Tomesode
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Kuro Tomesode with Fan and Landscape |
The kuro tomesode is the most formal kimono a married woman wears. It is black with a coloured design on the skirt. There are five white
mon (crests), two on the front and three on the back.
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Illustration of Old Woman dressed in Kuro Tomesode with Bamboo. |
A kuro tomesode is worn with a white silk under-kimono, creating a heightened dramatic effect of a white and black contrast (
Yamanaka, 1982: 53).
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Kuro Tomesode with Bamboo |
Sleeve lengths change with formality and with age. As a woman ages, her sleeves become shorter. The colours of the pattern also become more subdued, as these three kimono demonstrate.
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Iro Tomesode |
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References Cited:
Yamanaka, Norio (1982) The Book of Kimono: The Complete Guide to Style and Wear, New York: Harper & Row.
