Black Peacock Japanese Kimono 'Yoruka' Solar lantern folkloric image with a bit

folkloric image with a bit of bite

A geisha in full dress stands among falling cherry blossom down the back of this kimono jacket

letting the layered landscape carry the piece on its own

gives the assortment a soft neutral backdrop

either way it's the country's most cheerful good-luck charm

Black Peacock Japanese Kimono 'Yoruka' Solar lantern folkloric image with a bitThe kimono that gives one bird the whole back Some prints share the space; this one hands it all to the peacock. Yoruka runs a pink and turquoise peacock tail low across a black satin finish ground, with peonies, white sakura and trailing greenery filling in around it. The bird gets the full back panel, which is exactly the stage a peacock asks for. The lightweight, satin finish fabric gives the black a sheen that lets the peacock's pink and turquoise