Black Crane Short Kimono Robe 'Yoizuru' Square cushion springtime feel rather than striking

springtime feel rather than striking calligraphy

This is for the man who likes pale and clean but wants real visual interest rather than a blank canvas

The Hanshu draws on Japan's long tradition of decorative mask carving — a craft practiced in temple workshops

The base keeps the timeworn geta shape — a clean wooden platform raised on two teeth — but here the wood is finished in a dark

which is exactly the point

Black Crane Short Kimono Robe 'Yoizuru' Square cushion springtime feel rather than strikingThe short black nightdress that makes cranes glow Black does for the short crane what it does for the peacock lights it up. This short kimono style nightdress, cut in a lightweight, satin finish fabric, prints pink and white cranes in flight across a black ground and ties at the waist with a self belt, so the pale birds read their brightest against the dark. The high contrast one in the short line. The satin finish fabric gives the black a liquid