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Sculptural Kimono on a Stand — Bronzed Molded Resin Robe with Butterflies & Irises

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Later 20th Century Plastic / Resin Excellent
HDRF-VR-0052
A kimono caught mid-gesture — sleeves spread wide, the front falling open to show the inner robe, the whole thing standing upright on two slim pins like something lifted from a museum case. The outer robe wears butterflies drifting through irises, with reedy lines and a whiplash Art Nouveau curl to the banding. The inner layer is a quiet field of tiny raised blossoms, pebbled and soft to the eye. The finish is the good part: a dark bronzed, verdigris-green patina with coppery highlights riding every raised detail. It has the look of a carved and bronzed antique — rendered, honestly, in molded resin and hand-finished by someone who knew what they were after.
  • Material: molded resin, hand-finished to read as carved and bronzed metal — the look of an antique, plainly stated
  • Form: open kimono silhouette — wide sleeves, butterflies among irises on the outer robe, an allover blossom field on the inner layer
  • Finish: dark bronzed verdigris-green patina with warm coppery highlights
  • Size: 19.5" tall x 9" wide x 3" deep
  • Mount: stands on a black plinth, set on twin steel display pins
Condition: Excellent from our inspection — crisp relief, an even finish, and a solid mount that stands securely. The lightly aged surface is intentional, part of the look, and it wears it well.
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Sculptural Kimono on a Stand — Bronzed Molded Resin Robe with Butterflies & Irises

Later 20th Century

Decorative Kimono Sculpture, Art Nouveau motifs

This piece came to us from an estate in Hobbsville, North Carolina — the collection of someone who spent a lifetime gathering fine vases, curios, and figurines, and clearly had an eye for the ones with presence. It's a kimono rendered as a standing sculpture: the robe thrown open to show its inner layer, sleeves spread wide, mounted upright on two slim pins set into a black plinth, the way you'd display something behind museum glass. The outer robe carries butterflies moving through irises, with reedy lines and a whiplash Art Nouveau curl to the banding. Where the robe falls open, the inner layer shifts to a soft, pebbled field of tiny raised blossoms. Over all of it sits a dark bronzed, verdigris-green patina, coppery where the relief rises.

We'll be straight about what it is: molded resin, hand-finished to carry the look of a carved and bronzed antique. Not metal, not an old artifact — resin, and we'd rather say so plainly than dress it up. What it lacks in age it makes up in presence. This is the kind of object a lifelong curio collector gives real shelf space to, not because it's precious but because it's good to look at. Likely later twentieth century. We won't guess at a decade.

Materials Molded resin, hand-finished with a bronzed, verdigris-green patina and coppery highlights. Mounted on a black wood/composite plinth with twin steel display pins.
Care Dust with a soft, dry cloth, or one barely damp if it needs more. Skip household cleaners and solvents — they can dull the finish. Keep it out of prolonged direct sun to hold the patina.
From the Research Archives
vintagerose.us Catalog No. HDRF-VR-0052 • July 2026

Specifications

Dimensions
21 × 11 × 5 in
Weight
4 lbs
SKU
HDRF-VR-0052
Some objects earn their space by standing still and looking like they mean it. This one does. It's a kimono rendered as a sculpture — the robe thrown open, sleeves stretched to their full width, the skirt flaring just slightly at the hem. It stands upright on two slim steel pins set into a black plinth, the way a museum mounts an artifact it wants you to walk around. At 19.5 inches tall, it holds a shelf or a bit of wall the way a good piece should. The decoration rewards a second look. Across the outer robe, butterflies move through a stand of irises, threaded with slender reed lines and a whiplash curl of Art Nouveau banding. Where the robe falls open, the inner layer changes register entirely — an allover field of tiny raised florettes, plum or chrysanthemum blossoms scattered edge to edge, giving that surface a soft, pebbled texture you want to run a thumb across. Over all of it lies a dark bronzed, verdigris-green patina, with warm coppery highlights catching wherever the relief rises. It's the coloring of an old bronze that's spent a century minding its own business. Here's the honest part, said plainly: it's molded resin. Hand-finished, and finished well, to carry the look of a carved and bronzed antique — but resin, not metal, not an artifact dug out of anywhere. We'd rather you know that up front and enjoy it for exactly what it is, which is a genuinely striking decorative object. It came to us from a Hobbsville, North Carolina estate, the collection of someone who spent a lifetime gathering fine vases, curios, and figurines. This is the kind of piece a collector like that gives real shelf space to — not because it's precious, but because it's good to look at, and it holds up to looking. Likely later twentieth century; we won't pin it to a decade we can't prove.
  • Material: molded resin, hand-finished to read as carved and bronzed metal — the look of an antique, plainly stated
  • Form: open kimono silhouette — wide sleeves, butterflies among irises on the outer robe, an allover blossom field on the inner layer
  • Finish: dark bronzed verdigris-green patina with warm coppery highlights
  • Size: 19.5" tall x 9" wide x 3" deep
  • Mount: stands on a black plinth, set on twin steel display pins
Condition: Excellent from our inspection — the relief is crisp, the bronzed verdigris finish is intact and even, and the twin-pin mount is solid, standing securely on its plinth. The lightly distressed surface is intentional, part of the aged-artifact look rather than any kind of wear. No chips or cracks noted.

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