The Kimono Gallery

The Kimono Gallery is a Canadian online gallery specializing in antique and vintage Japanese kimonos and haori. According to its official website, it is a curated online gallery featuring over 1,300 museum-quality pieces, suitable for display as wall art or for wearing. The gallery was founded by Roger Yorke and his business partner, Amparo Yorke, and operates as a sister site to Yorke Antique Textiles, which deals in a broader range of antique textiles from Japan, China, Indonesia, and Europe. The gallery's inventory is organized by price bands, from under $500 to over $5,000, making it accessible to a range of collectors. Roger Yorke is an internationally recognized textile expert, author, and curator with more than 40 years of experience, who has examined roughly one million kimonos to curate the gallery's offerings. He has authored three books on Japanese textile art: 'Art Kimono: Aesthetic Revelations of Japan 1905–1960' (2023), 'Ceremonial Textiles of Japan: 18th to 20th Centuries' (2024), and 'The Japanese Haori: An Avant-Garde Renaissance in Textile Art' (2025). The gallery's philosophy positions antique Japanese kimonos as an undervalued art form of the 20th century. The Kimono Gallery has been recognized by publications such as Arts of Asia Magazine, HALI Magazine, Andon Magazine, Art & Antiques Magazine, Textile Society of America, Art Daily.com, and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. The gallery operates primarily through its website, offering worldwide shipping and a collection that includes both wearable pieces and those intended for display as wall art.

The Kimono Gallery was founded by Roger Yorke and his business partner, Amparo Yorke, as a curated online gallery specializing in antique and vintage Japanese kimonos and haori. It operates as a sister site to Yorke Antique Textiles, which specializes in a broader range of antique textiles from Japan, China, Indonesia, and Europe. Roger Yorke is an internationally recognized textile expert, author, and curator with more than 40 years of experience in Japanese kimonos and Asian textiles. Over his career, he has examined roughly one million kimonos to curate the pieces featured in the gallery. He has authored three books on Japanese textile art: 'Art Kimono: Aesthetic Revelations of Japan 1905–1960' (2023), 'Ceremonial Textiles of Japan: 18th to 20th Centuries' (2024), and 'The Japanese Haori: An Avant-Garde Renaissance in Textile Art' (2025). The gallery's collection includes over 1,300 museum-quality pieces, organized by price bands from under $500 to over $5,000. The gallery's philosophy emphasizes that antique Japanese kimonos represent one of the most undervalued art forms of the 20th century. Roger Yorke's expertise has been recognized by leading publications such as Arts of Asia Magazine, HALI Magazine, Andon Magazine, Art & Antiques Magazine, Textile Society of America, Art Daily.com, and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. The gallery continues to operate as an online destination for collectors and enthusiasts of Japanese textile art.

• 2025

  Publication of 'The Japanese Haori: An Avant-Garde Renaissance in Textile Art' by Roger Yorke.

• 2024

  Publication of 'Ceremonial Textiles of Japan: 18th to 20th Centuries' by Roger Yorke.

• 2023

  Publication of 'Art Kimono: Aesthetic Revelations of Japan 1905–1960' by Roger Yorke.

Curated online gallery offering museum-quality antique and vintage Japanese kimonos and haori as wearable art and wall art, with a focus on undervalued 20th-century textile art.

• Antique and vintage Japanese kimonos

  Museum-quality kimonos suitable for display as wall art or for wearing.

• Japanese haori

  Traditional Japanese jackets, offered as part of the gallery's collection.

• Books on Japanese textile art

  Three books authored by Roger Yorke on kimono and textile art.

1. 1Antique Kimonos for Sale | Museum-Quality Japanese Wall Art | The Kimono Gallerythekimonogallery.com
2. 2The Kimono Gallery | About usthekimonogallery.com
3. 3The Kimono Gallery - Wikidatawikidata.org