A black silk pongee, men’s Japanese haori kimono jacket, with crossed hawk feather mon (crests). This is a formal montsuki haori.
The silk lining has textile art depicting an Edo procession. From 1635, the ruling Tokugawa family required all the daimyo (nobles) in Japan, by law, to spend alternate years in Edo (now called Tokyo), a system of alternate attendance (J. sankin kōtai), therefore living one year on their own land then the next year in Edo, so there were constant processions across Japan as they travelled back and forth to Edo evey second year. Each daimyo had to take a huge entourage to transport so many belongings to Edo and back again a year later, and take all their samurai too. It was incredily costly and kept the nobles fairly poor and unable to afford to rebel. They also had to keep a permanent residence in Edo and, if married, their wife and any children they had were required to live full time in Edo.  The route they took to and from Edo was the Tōkaidō and their journeys provided work for citizens along the way, from food, to places to rest, to stables, to entertainment and so on. One such procession is depicted on the lining of this haori.
Beautiful pure silk textile, exquisitely hand tailored.
Any large white stitches are called shitsuke and were put there, in Japan, to keep the seams and edges flat during storage. Those big, loose stitches are easlily pulled out prior to use. These garments are so very, very expensive that the Japanese take great care of them in ways like this.
Haori look very stylish worn with a long sleeved sweater or tee shirt underneath, with the ends of the sweater or tee shirt's sleeves showing at the wrists
 
Condition:
Excellent - there is a faint dot mark on the lining and a number written on the lining beneath the collar - see photos
 
Measurements:
Sleeve end to sleeve end 139cm
Sleeve seam to sleeve seam 69cm
Length 86cm
Sleeve depth 49cm
 
 
Sizing:
Japanese clothing is usually of adjustable fit, being mostly wrap-over or tie-to-fit items, so most garments fit a range of sizes. Because of this (and only really knowing my own size anyway) I can't really advise anyone on the fit. Please judge fit from the measurements given. Measure from centre back of neck, along shoulder and down the arm to the wrist, then double that and compare it with the sleeve end measurement to judge sleeve length.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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mh84/07/14