It is decorated as if pictures were painted on the entire clothing, ornamented with not only embroidery and shibori (tie-dyeing) but also surihaku (impressing of gold or silver foil on fabric) or nuihaku (embroidery and impressing of gold or silver foil on fabric).
刺繍や絞りのほか摺箔、縫箔などをあしらって、衣装全体に絵画を描くように模様をあしらう。