Geta (footwear)
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Geta are traditional Japanese footwear resembling flip-flops. A kind of sandal, geta have a flat wooden base held on the foot with a fabric thong, and are elevated with up to three "teeth," which keep
A pair of geta
Geta unearthed from the tomb of Zhu Ran from the Three Kingdoms period in China
Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada)
Person wearing geta and tabi
Tabi
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Tabi are traditional Japanese socks worn with thonged footwear such as zori, dating back to the 15th century.
Geta (footwear)
…Japan – wore tall, lacquered koma-geta or mitsu-ashi (lit. 'three legs') when walking in a parade with their attendants. Whereas geisha and maiko wore tabi socks, oiran chose not to, even in winter, as the bare foot against a lacquered clog was considered to be erotic, leaving the toes poking out under…
Pair of tabi
Cotton tabi, 1700s
Cloth tabi with ties, early 1900s