tanuki-kimono:Romantic antique late summer/early autumn outfit, featuring scattered yabane (arrow) o
tanuki-kimono:Romantic antique late summer/early autumn outfit, featuring scattered yabane (arrow) over autumn plants* ground kimono. The beautiful obi has flowering kiri (paulownia) and ?flowers over open fans emerging from flowing waves.*Akikusa (also called aki no nanakusa= the seven plants of autumn) is a very old association symbolizing Autumn season. The plants depicted are usually a mix of bushclover/hagi, pampas grass/susuki, Chinese bellflower/kikyou, arrowroot/kuzu, maidenflower/ominaeshi, pinks/nadeshiko, and boneset/fujibakama -- source link