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1920’s, Japan.  “The maiko [apprentice geisha] and geiko [geisha] have two sets of ceremonial crested kimono one for winter, the other for summer… The maiko’s kimono, which is of winter weight, plus all its accessories, weighs almost twenty kilograms [forty-four pounds], which may be half what she weighs herself, not surprisingly, it takes some time to get accustomed to it.”.  From “Geisha: a living tradition” by Kyoko Aihara, first published 1999, pages 63 & 66.  This type of fully-patterned formal kimono is normally associated with a Ryurei-style Tea Ceremony.  Image and text via Blue Ruin 1 on Flickr

(Source: Flickr / blue_ruin_1, via oriental1st-deactivated20200316)

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