Outer kimono (uchikake) for a young, unmarried woman of the samurai class to be worn on very formal occasions. The garment is decorated overall with a detailed landscape scene of thatched buildings, boats, trees, flowers, and flowing water. This has been executed using a freehand paste-resist technique (yuzen) and embroidery, with the background being dyed a bright mid-blue. Some of the undyed areas have been left without further embellishment to create a particular design effect known as shiroage, or 'finishing off in white'