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Yellow kimono with Chrysanthemum motif Yellow kimono with Chrysanthemum motif
Modern kimono for men are generally more conservative when it comes to color and pattern. A man wears kimono of blue, black, brown, grey, or white. Bright, garish colors are for the young. Another difference in the kimono worn by men and women is in the sleeve. The lower portion on a sleeve (where the sleeve connects with the body of the garment), is called the tamoto. On a woman's kimono the tamoto is left open, on a man's kimono the tamoto is sewn closed.

CHRYSANTHEMUMS
Early 18th Century

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