Women haori with night landscape and rooster, Haori for a woman with a decoration on the whole surface of a representation of an ox cart and two boxes for the shell game, in a nocturnal landscape with flowers, water, rocks and pine motifs, the lining of a crowing rooster in the dawn against a red background, referring to saying goodbye to the border post at Osaka, where lovers were secretly meeting each other. The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon: 'There may be some who are cheated by the crowing of the rooster that falsely breaks the silence of the night, but that deception will not apply to
Women haori with night landscape and rooster, Haori for a woman with a decoration on the whole surface of a representation of an ox cart and two boxes for the shell game, in a nocturnal landscape with flowers, water, rocks and pine motifs, the lining of a crowing rooster in the dawn against a red background, referring to saying goodbye to the border post at Osaka, where lovers were secretly meeting each other. The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon: 'There may be some who are cheated by the crowing of the rooster that falsely breaks the silence of the night, but that deception will not apply to the Border Post at Osaka, where lovers have their rendezvous .' Black fine crepe silk (kinsha) with a damask woven decoration of, exterior and lining with painted yuzen decoration and embroidered detailing. Three family arms (mon) of the 'snake eye motif' (janome)., anonymous, Japan, 1920 - 1940, silk, embroidering, h 125 cm × w 93 cm
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