Posted by Michael Johnson on January 13, 1999 at 15:20:46:
I have seen anumber of prints depicting women in plaid Kimonos. I
know that cranes, carp and other things depicted on
clothing have symbolic meaning. I was wondering if there
was a similar meaning for a checkered design or if it
was just fashionable. I was also wondering if there was
a reference that talks about the meaning of designs on
clothing or typical Japanese symbols. Thanks Michael