"Japanese Tea Ceremony" and kimono

Cha-no-yu is is "Japanese Tea Ceremony" for me as for someone who love tea a lot ( especially green tea) this is especially delicious part of Japanese tradition.Evidently, this aspect of Japanese ritual is intersecting with tradition of Kimono.( see This image ) Ritual of Tea Ceremony and tradition of kimono are sides of the same archetype: traditional Japanese aesthetics.
Acording to Takeya Yamasaki director of Cha-no-yu International.( The Japan Times Online)

"'Wearing the kimono teaches the value of tradition. Even modern young girls when they wear kimono begin to behave decorously. We have four principles of harmony, respect, purity and tranquillity. Since I have been practicing for years, even when I was furious at a negotiating table I could produce harmony. The tea ceremony teaches us in an innocent and compact way how to live our lives.'"

Kimono in watercolor medium

I feel that watercolor is the most natural medium for depicting of kimono. May be it is because of asymmetrical nature of kimono dressed body and because of visual fluidity of silhouette is better to in watercolor medium ? Watercolor allows you to not be exact . It allows you luxury of impreciseness. Image above created in watercolor media with some gouache editing.

certificate on how to wear a kimono??

Japanese Ikebana florist Mikiko Inoue about kimono in modern japan:
Royal Gazette: "On the kimono, Ms Inoue said: “Today few women wear kimonos, except at a wedding or a funeral and not so many women know how now either. Hairdressers put kimonos on them, as in Japan have to have a certificate on how to wear a kimono.”"
Is it really ture ? Certificate on how to wear a kimono??

Kimono design by Rachel Orren stylized by Nicole Arellano.

We wanted to keep this photo very simple. This was designed as an accessories shot with the fan being the accessory, but we also wanted to show off the color, print and texture of the kimono. Kimono designed and created by Rachel Orren. Make-up, hair and styling by Nicole Arellano.

exports to Japan from China : Kimonos popularity is up?

acording to Fibre2fashion, News Desk - China, exports to Japan from China :
"traditional suits of Kimono, its exports turnover touched $63 million, posted year–on–year rise of four percent. "
Year–on–year four percentrise ? Does it mean that Kimono's popularity is increasing in Japan? Or, I misread the statistics?

Stylized kimono

In conclusion to "small face" reflections and asymmetry observations I would presume that the way to stylize image of Kimono is to emphasize asymmetry and exaggerate “small face” effect.