Silk textiles with Komonzome small dyed motifs had still been in fashion since the Edo period, which became popular to make into traditional best clothes; on the other hand, textiles woven with pre-dyed threads known as Shima stripe and Kasuri splash patterns were also popular.
絹の小紋染めの流行は、江戸時代から引き続き、伝統的な晴着として大いに人気を集めたが、あらかじめ先染めの糸で文様を織り出した縞や絣も好まれた。