Summer Kimono with Crickets, Grasshoppers, Cricket Cage and Miscanthus Grass

Unknown artist

Insects beloved for their chirping song were sometimes caught or purchased and kept in cages. This robe features a variety of insect cages along with crickets and grasshoppers amid miscanthus grass. Variations in the application of the background dye and scattered glinting areas of gold embroidery convincingly evoke the quality of light at the end of a summer day.