Traditional Japanese Kimono 'Hishigata' Size:XL The graffitied-surface effect is the

The graffitied-surface effect is the whole appeal — text used as raw texture

living sheen

Black ground

the bamboo spokes radiating around the figure and her fan

grounded feel of traditional cast work

Traditional Japanese Kimono 'Hishigata' Size:XL The graffitied-surface effect is theThe kimono built on a lattice of traditional diamonds The diamond hishi is one of the oldest geometric motifs in Japanese design, a lattice of interlocking lozenges that has decorated textiles for over a thousand years. This traditional Japanese kimono, hishigata, covers a blue grey robe in exactly that: a clean, repeating diamond pattern, geometric and timeless. The geometry gives it a crisp, ordered elegance. The diamonds tile evenly across the