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Kimono
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The kimono is a traditional Japanese garment and the national dress of Japan. The kimono is a wrapped-front garment with square sleeves and a rectangular body, and is worn left side wrapped over right
A Zen temple-goer wearing a formal cherry-blossom-motif kimono
A Zen temple-goer wearing a formal cherry-blossom-motif kimono
A rakugoka (storyteller) wearing kimono and 5-mon haori
A rakugoka (storyteller) wearing kimono and 5-mon haori
A man and a woman wearing formal kimono, for a 1923 wedding (other views)
A man and a woman wearing formal kimono, for a 1923 wedding (other views)
Mural in the Takamatsuzuka Tomb, c. 700 CE. Each woman wears a loose-fitting wrap-front robe over a brightly-coloured mо̄ [ja] skirt.
Mural in the Takamatsuzuka Tomb, c. 700 CE. Each woman wears a loose-fitting wrap-front robe over a brightly-coloured mо̄ [ja] skirt.
Obi (sash)
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An obi is a sash of varying size and shape worn with both traditional Japanese clothing and uniforms for Japanese martial arts styles. Originating as a simple thin sash in Heian period Japan, the obi
Back of a woman wearing a kimono with the obi tied in the ”Tateya Musubi” style
Back of a woman wearing a kimono with the obi tied in the ”Tateya Musubi” style
A Japanese woman tying the obi of a geisha in the 1890s.
A Japanese woman tying the obi of a geisha in the 1890s.
The nagoya obi, the most common variety of women's obi
The nagoya obi, the most common variety of women's obi
The separate bow part of a tsuke obi is attached using a wire hook.
The separate bow part of a tsuke obi is attached using a wire hook.