Mobakama

[Komatsu no Ayame]

I made an orange mobakama quite awhile ago, and to my dismay, it seemed to not work. But the whole idea of "hakama" without the seperated legs makes a lot more sense to me. Every time I bent over or sat down, they would show my leg! Gasp!!

Next project.....make a new mobakama

Live long and prosper,

[Saionji Shonagon]

The hakama I recently acquired on eBay is an undivided andon hakama. It has front and back sets of waist ties and "doorknob catchers" like regular men's divided hakama. (It does not not have the koshi-ita at the back.)

I have no idea whether this bears any relationship whatsoever to a mobakama - I can't tell enough about the construction from the KCM photos, except that it appears to tie at the right side and may (or may not be!) open all the way down on that side.

S.

[sanjiro]

Can somebody detail the construction of this garment?
Thank you!

[Noriko]

Actually, I have a mobakama question too.
Would this garment be worn by upper-class as in Heian era aristocracy (or would normally be wearing nakabakama, kosode, uchigi etc.) or upper-class as in "not peasants" (daughters of merchants and artisians in service to the court)?

[Saionji Shonagon]

(Have no idea what the title is, but the ISBN is 4-87940-572-8 if you want to Google it).

Sorry, I was having Firefox issues last night. The title appears to be "Nihon no Jyosei Fuzokushi" www.sasugabooks.com/product_info.php?cPath=1_12&products_id=37213

The translated page from Junkudo books says the title is roughly "The Japanese Woman Manners History."
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EDIT - I appear to have mangled my original post. To recap: I have not made one of these things. My two decent English language sources (Dalby and Minnich) on Japanese costume make NO mention of mobakama whatsoever. The book mentioned above shows two or three photos of women in mobakama. All of them are dressed in colors and patterns that scream "retainer!" and all are depicted holding bundles. Make of that what you may.