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Post by tamayori on Nov 21, 2005 20:12:58 GMT -5
From being dressed for dancing-and I assume this part has not really changed much- most women wear 2 underlayers-the nagajuban and the kosode.
The nagajuban was normally a white or even pink, knee-length kimono with a white eri- in modern practice, sometimes the eri wasn't white- then a "fake" eri could be based-stitch into place-this is the "han-eri". This is the first layer-closest to the skin, and was normally made of cotton.(esp in hawaii where it's so hot)
The kosode could be made of cotton as well-I have my great-aunt's wedding kimono ensemble, and her kosode was made of silk. Interestingly tho- the eri was decorated with silk embroidery depicting a phoenix-to correspond with the one on her kimono, and the obi. Being the younger sister-I got this ensemble, my elder sister got my grandmother's one which sports a tsuru.
About the Mo-many sites purport that the design on the mo was a seaside motif- with pine trees, waves, and maybe a tsuru and or turtle or kame the pine,tsuru and kame are all symbols of long-life.
I think th kyoto costume museum has pics of Mo with these motifs.
Course, i could'nt see wearing Mo outside-as it would pick up all kindsa dirt an whatnot off the ground.
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Nov 21, 2005 20:33:41 GMT -5
Karaginu mo was worn by the highest court classes for the most formal occasions. I highly doubt it went outdoors. Kass McGann has theorized that the mo is a nice way to keep your hair from picking up floor crud, since court ladies did have hair that long. I've seen photos of re-enactors dressed in Heian clothing for festivals and if they're on foot and outdoors, they're not wearing mo and they have their robes hiked up and nabagakama gathered at the ankle rather like men's sashinuki. While I believe this is slightly later period-wise, check out the crease that falls at the top of the thigh on this upper class lady dressed for travel, from the Costume Museum. Somewhere under there is an obi she's used to keep her hems out of the dirt. www.iz2.or.jp/english/fukusyoku/busou/7.htmI wish MY hat was this huge..... S.
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Post by Inoue Tsukiko on Nov 21, 2005 21:18:35 GMT -5
Hats. The biggest, most dangerous thing since shoes... ahh well knives, books, shoes, then hats were invented to my finances.
It must have been an absolute bear to wash all those long, long locks of hair. Can't imagine it was a job just one person could do on their own.
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Nov 22, 2005 18:25:37 GMT -5
And combouts must have been extra special. Far left, a lady getting her hair combed from a 12th century "Tale of Genji" scroll in the Tokugawa Museum. I can't remember which diary it's in, but either Sei or Murasaki mentions an "auspicious" day for hair washing. I seem to recall that the more senior ladies got first priority and the lowlier ones might not get a turn until next time. Saionji
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