Kimono: Art, Fashion and Society April 30, 2011

The kimono, the national costume of Japan, is a symbol of feminine beauty, artistic refinement, and cultural identity. Presented in this exhibition are an array of kimono and fashionable accoutrements made for young girls, unmarried women, brides, and married women. The garments are displayed alongside various woodblock prints and paintings reflecting a broad range of kimono fashions and time periods, including those worn by geisha and courtesans in the late Edo Period (1600-1868).