Japanese Bamboo Umbrella 'Take-Amino' Cotton giving the whole piece a

giving the whole piece a vivid

easy-to-wear yukata rather than a sharp or formal one

The fabric is a textured cotton-linen blend with a soft hand and a clean drape that falls straight from the shoulder

Over it falls a finely pleated

include it in a collection of Japanese folk art

Japanese Bamboo Umbrella 'Take-Amino' Cotton giving the whole piece aThe golden umbrella portraying a woman in kimono This umbrella carries a warm portrait overhead. Against a glowing ocre gold ground, a woman stands in a pale patterned kimono with a dark obi and bright red accents, her hair dressed in the traditional style, rendered in the soft, graceful manner of a classic ukiyo e print. The golden light wraps the whole scene in warmth. The figure is delicately drawn: the light kimono falls in gentle folds patterned