Kimono

Japanese: 夔文 - きもん
Kimono

...This design is of a tall monster seen from the side, with a bird's head and a downward-hanging beak. Kui is a monster with one horn and one leg and large eyes, and the Kuihou pattern is an evolution of the Kuiryu pattern, and because it is difficult to distinguish between the two, they are sometimes lumped together under the name Kuimon. Kuihou patterns often feature a pair of opposing Kuihou, with a crown on their head that also looks like a single horn....

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "夔文" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…鳥頭で口ばしが下に下がったような,長身の怪獣を側面から見た形の文様である。夔とは大きな目をした一角一足の怪獣で,夔鳳文は夔竜文から変化したもので,この両者の区別がむずかしいので夔文の名称で総括されることもある。夔鳳文は相対する1対の夔鳳の文様が多く,頭には冠があり,一角にもみえる。…

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