Vintage Blue Nagajuban with Hand-Painted Temple & Pagoda Landscape

This item is in Japan. Please allow up to 3 weeks for delivery after placing your order.

A truly special nagajuban - the under-kimono traditionally worn beneath a kimono originally made for men but suitable for both men and women. Across the back there is a serene landscape hand-painted in soft greys and browns over a dusty steel-blue ground - a five-storey pagoda, a temple with sweeping tiled roofs and a distant castle among misty pine hills, with cranes in flight overhead. Delicate gold-line accents catch the light, bands of white kanoko shibori (tie-dye) drift across the shoulders like clouds, and the artist has finished the work with a hand-painted signature and red seal.

Style it open as a light, elegant robe at home or as a layer over a plain top and trousers, letting the painted back do the talking.

Details
- Material: likely silk
- Condition: very good, unworn (it still carries its original white shitsuke basting threads; simply snip them away before wearing)

Best fit: suitable for both men and women - men's EU 52-56 / L-XL, women's EU 42-46 / L-XL

Measurements (approx.):
- Back width: 66 cm
- Back width with sleeves: 132 cm
- Sleeve length: 45 cm
- Length: 133 cm

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