ninemoons42:

kawaiimon:

Itchiku Kubota (1917-2003) was a Japanese textile artist, most well known for his amazing work on kimono using a 15-16th century dyeing technique called tsujigahana.

I was lucky to visit his museum in Kawaguchiko, Japan and see his amazing work up close. One room shows kimono depicting landscapes from each season in a circular fashion, set up like the first picture.

Kubota had wanted to make 75 kimono like this to form a piece called “Symphony of Light”, depicting the four seasons. He only managed 30 by his death.

Oh my god oh my god, I want to get Charles into all of these kimono, but especially the fourth, sixth, and seventh ones! *frantically thinking about obi and accessories to go with*

Oh!  I’ve seen this exhibit!!  (Oddly enough in Canton Ohio, not when I lived in Japan)  It was amaaaaazing.  I’ve never seen anything like it.