A type of kosode prevailing in the Kanbun era (from 1661 to 1672) includes a large streamlined and dyed pattern from shoulder to hem, and large blank space is left, and it is said a characteristic of Kanbun kosode is that letters are used as a pattern.
寛文年間に流行したタイプの小袖で、肩から裾の方に大胆に流れるような模様をとり余白が大きく、また文字を模様として使うのも特徴とされる。