Among the works on display are traditional kimono from the early 1800s, modern-day designs, kimono depicted in Japanese woodblock prints and scrolls, and even the kimono-inspired costume of Obi ...

Kimono businesses responded by creating schools in order to teach Japanese women how to wear kimono. But “once you have schools you make a right way and a wrong way to do it,” says Cliffe.

In 2017, Japan’s kimono market softened to 270 billion yen ($2.4 billion), according to the Yano Research Institute’s most recent survey.

opinion | Mia Nakaji Monnier MFA’s kimono controversy should spark deeper conversation By Mia Nakaji Monnier July 10, 2015, 12:34 p.m.

Many Japanese Americans also associate kimono with special occasions. Often, kimonos are more than just ceremonial attire; they’re pieces of a family’s history and a connection to their heritage.

Japanese Prints: The Collection of Vincent van Gogh documents the extent to which the famed Dutch artist looked to his collection of some 660 Japanese works for inspiration. By juxtaposing the ...

The prints were snatched away before the ink on them was dry, and were sold all over the city. Publishers did anything and everything to get ahead of others.