Meiji Kimono and its relation to weddings
Meiji (19th century) uchikake, embroidered with a sho-chiku-bai design (the “winter trinity” of pine, bamboo, and plum), an auspicious motif because of its association with long life and rebirth of life after the winter. This uchikake is not a wedding kimono; the short sleeves mean that it belonged to a married woman, and the crests [...]