This is an antique men's gray summer kimono.
Textile is hand plied asa( choma ramie ), and kamon is dyed out white. It is elaborately hand plied and hand woven.
It is from early Meiji period(1868-1912) or late Edo Period( 1603-1867).
It has crispy touch of asa.
It has some flaws as photos show, but as a whole it is in very good condition.
*Approx background color - HTML code ( 9092A5)
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Softness ( Exceptionally Soft, Soft, □ Medium, Comparatively Stiff, Stiff )
*In Japanese, 'asa' includes below three kinds of material. You must feel it strange that 'linen' is included.
'Taima' =
Hemp 'Karamushi','Choma' =
Ramie 'Ama' =
Linenphoto:ozaki