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This purple brocade kimono from the early Showa period was inherited from my grandmother. The pale komon pattern stands out against the noble purple. When I opened my grandmother's chest of drawers, my eyes fell on a deep purple rinzu komon (fine-patterned silk kimono). This color has long been considered prestigious, and the moment I held it in my hands, I felt as if I could sense my grandmother's feelings and the elegant lifestyle of the early Showa era. The kimono was orig