"This is my favorite little series. I had never created a work like this before, and I haven't since, but it was heavily influenced by Aya Koda's novel 'Kimono.' who had lost her husband at a young age, with mourning clothes, I convinced Miki Aoyama, a model I was very close to at the time, to play the widow in the "Kimono" series, I wanted to represent the first half of a woman's life, up to her marriage, her husband's death and her determination to become independent. — Eikoh Hosoe, 1988

Limited edition of 500 copies accompanied by a certified original print and measuring 13 x 18 cm

Hosoe provided the images and layout for his contribution to this book and, after completing the proofs, sadly died at the age of ninety-one. His family provided the seal with his name, imprinted on the back of every original print included in the books.