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<p>[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 8208074, member: 76316"]No pics, yet...but the box contains <i>much</i> more than the 3 kimono! There's a child's outfit; a wee jacket, skirt an' cap, un-used...two remnants (unknown area, yet) of stunning brocade(?), one with a matching finished obi...a pair of those foot-coverings with the split toes for wearing with geta. I used to know what they're called...plus one other obi, roughly 4 inches by 8 feet.</p><p>And 2 of the 3 kimono are <i>huge</i>...perhaps made for Leonard, who was a large & tall man. Both of these are a much higher quality garment than the 3rd, which was on top of all this stuff...somewhat soiled, rumpled from careless storage, an' so wasn't inviting enough to rummage to the lower reaches of the carton where these better items were.</p><p>Pics as I can get them...the kimono present a real challenge due to their size & complexity: how an' where to pose them for pics?</p><p>More as it happens, be sure![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 8208074, member: 76316"]No pics, yet...but the box contains [I]much[/I] more than the 3 kimono! There's a child's outfit; a wee jacket, skirt an' cap, un-used...two remnants (unknown area, yet) of stunning brocade(?), one with a matching finished obi...a pair of those foot-coverings with the split toes for wearing with geta. I used to know what they're called...plus one other obi, roughly 4 inches by 8 feet. And 2 of the 3 kimono are [I]huge[/I]...perhaps made for Leonard, who was a large & tall man. Both of these are a much higher quality garment than the 3rd, which was on top of all this stuff...somewhat soiled, rumpled from careless storage, an' so wasn't inviting enough to rummage to the lower reaches of the carton where these better items were. Pics as I can get them...the kimono present a real challenge due to their size & complexity: how an' where to pose them for pics? More as it happens, be sure![/QUOTE]
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