Sukajan Koi 'Takinobori' Cotton summery and understated — a

summery and understated — a delicate floral layer with a yukata's gentle spirit rather than a statement print

The dragon is the whole event

so the motif sits into the colour rather than shouting off it

painterly imagery gives it an artistic

a row of deep-violet pines across the foreground

Sukajan Koi 'Takinobori' Cotton summery and understated — aThe sukajan where a koi swims through breaking waves The koi is the carp that climbs waterfalls and, in legend, becomes a dragon a symbol of perseverance and strength. On this sukajan it swims through breaking white waves across the back, embroidered in raised thread, with a red koi worked on the chest of the reverse face. A meaningful motif, cleanly done. The embroidery gives it movement. Worked in real relief with the sheen of true thread, the koi