Yomeiri: Tomesode

An answering piece to Yomeiri: Shiromuku, this piece, 嫁入り: 留袖 (Wedding In: Black Dress)depicts an older figure dressed in tomesode, a black kimono worn by married women on formal occasions such as her child’s wedding. As opposed to the ornate lines in the Shiromuku piece’s white ink imagery, this piece is completed with a quieter symbol of calm water carefully overlaid on top of the figure looking far into the background.

4 inch x 4 inch graphite mixed media in an approx. 10 inch x 10 inch frame.

$270 $270