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Hello💖 Do kimono patterns with magnolias exist? How it is represented in Japanese culture? Thanks💖

Magnolia are a beloved early spring flower in kimono fashion <3 It's usually called mokuren (木蓮* lily magnolia specie), though you can also find kobushi (辛夷 kobus magnolia specie) - tbh they are virtually impossible to distinguish as motifs.

You can find here past items with magnolia patterns.

木蓮 litterally means "tree lotus" as the wide magnolia flower kinda reminded people of blooming lotus. It was also called 木蘭 (lit. "tree orchid") in the past. Hence magnolia symbolism overlap those two flowers virtues: purity, nobility, etc (but don't overread pattern meaning in kimono fashion, seasonality is often simply the key).

*木蓮 those kanji can also designates cotton rose/rose of Sharon, another flower used for summer kimono fashion!

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