Mauve and Gold Ikat Vintage KimonoStunning Meisen silk ikat design kimono in luxurious violet mauve on metallic effect burnished gold. Lined with red, ivory and dark cream cotton. Meisen silk was developed around 1868, and kimono in this fabric became readily available from Japanese department stores from the beginning of the 1900s. The first aniline dye was created in 1856 by William Henry Perkins and was introduced to Japan as early as 1859, having previously been restricted to