Short Sleeve Kimono — 小袖幕

Created in 1970, this oban woodblock print features a woman wearing a kosode-maku, a curtain or screen made from short-sleeved kimono fabric. Shimura Tatsumi uses the garment's abbreviated sleeves and the textile's decorative patterns as both costume and compositional element. The short-sleeved kimono carries specific cultural associations, traditionally worn by younger women or in less formal settings. Shimura lavishes attention on the fabric's woven or dyed patterns, allowing the textile design to become a visual event in its own right, competing with and complementing the beauty of the woman who wears it.