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Post by pallidus on Dec 9, 2010 13:47:20 GMT -5
Im looking for a cold weather hat for Estrella. I don't think a cotton Eboshi in 20 degrees will cut it...
Isn't there anything with FUR?
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Post by kazuyama on Dec 9, 2010 14:46:39 GMT -5
I've seen pictures of people who have used cloth to wrap their heads with, almost like how the Sohei monks did. You might want to try doing that with something very thick. I don't believe they had anything set up for cold weather. If they did, I'd bet someone will come along soon that can help out.
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Post by Yagyu Jubei Takemori on Dec 9, 2010 21:29:21 GMT -5
I would also like to 2nd a request for this my books are turning up empty. I know it gets cold in japan (i.e. snow).
thanks
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Dec 9, 2010 23:43:22 GMT -5
I did a little digging and found this: 203.138.130.68/shofu/shirayama/english/life/wits/7-clothes08.htmlNo clue how far back these peasant garments go historically, but it makes good practical sense. Mawata, a sort of floss made from silk cocoon fibers with the gummy sericin left in, was used to fill padded garments for winter (described as far back as some of the Heian diaries). It's my understanding that the stickiness was sufficient to hold the mawata in place without the need for quilting stitches. (I am at the mercy of translators who are not necessarily textile geeks, so I may be wrong on this.) This wata-boshi looks like a simple hood shape with some sort of ties at the bottom. A pity we can't see it on a human head. Check out the link to the straw goza-boshi as well. |
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Post by pallidus on Dec 10, 2010 2:00:43 GMT -5
Thanks! I noticed on the picture that there is a little string and a black thing behind the hat... perhaps it is part of the hat or perhaps it is holding the hat up for the picture.
The Japanese do have a fondness for silk! I would have just skinned one of those foxes.... or maybe a monkey.
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Post by Yamanouchi Eidou on Dec 10, 2010 11:30:21 GMT -5
monkeys are dirty rotten animals. The gods ordained silk worms for the use of man in the making of awesome clothes.
and Hats.
apparently.
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Post by Yagyu Jubei Takemori on Dec 10, 2010 12:08:30 GMT -5
Huh...Wataboshi googles as "wedding veil"...
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Dec 10, 2010 12:09:16 GMT -5
monkeys are dirty rotten animals.  Be careful what you say about Our Younger Cousins. In addition to the hero of the Chinese classic "Journey To The West," there are several monkey deities and guardians in the Shinto tradition. www.onmarkproductions.com/html/monkey-koushin-p3.htmlPallidus-dono, I think the black object is a stand the wata-eboshi is being displayed on. |
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Post by Lash on Dec 11, 2010 18:01:49 GMT -5
and several martial artists here style themselves after monkeys and are by birth " Monkeys"
as i am both.
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Dec 11, 2010 19:22:55 GMT -5
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Post by kazuyama on Dec 11, 2010 19:40:42 GMT -5
That's beautiful!
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Dec 11, 2010 19:43:39 GMT -5
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Post by pallidus on Dec 12, 2010 23:21:35 GMT -5
Ha! I love that monkey. Nice hat too.... but I still want a hat with FUR ! ;D
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Be careful what you say about Our Younger Cousins. In addition to the hero of the Chinese classic "Journey To The West," there are several monkey deities and guardians in the Shinto tradition. 
