July 2026 – Nothing In It

A friend of ours showed us some swatches of great fabric from a local fabric store, and one of them had this terrific green leaves and blue dragons pattern. Another friend of ours has a green oak leaf in their arms, so I knew they needed something made out of this fabric. It’s not nice to drop a pile of fabric on somebody who already does not have enough time to sew the things they want. Consequently, I made a kosode for them.

It’s maybe a little busy, but I’m pretty happy with it. It’s not very tall, so it will have to be worn with hakama, but I had enough fabric to do the wide fold-over collar, which is a little fancy. Adding to the fancy are 16-inch wide panels. I also added a little length to the sleeves with faced cuffs.

I have done a few custom award scroll illustrations for people in recent years, but I have also kept my hand in the “scroll blank” game. For those not following along at home, if a scroll is needed quickly and there’s no time for a custom illustration, a scribe can just write in the words on one of these pre-illustrated pieces of paper. They are fun to create, and it’s nice to be able to provide these to the Barony especially.

Anyway, it’s been a few years since I added images and text to my Yamato-e catalog here on the site. This has now been corrected. Below are some of my favorites from the new stuff.

For more information on the sources and original artists of these images, please see my updated Yamato-e page.

Month: July 2026

Leaves and Dragons Kosode

Yamato-e Updates