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Post by mrcunningham on Apr 15, 2007 12:41:58 GMT -5
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Apr 15, 2007 13:08:56 GMT -5
(There is no implant. There is no implant. Oooh, look, SILK! There is no implant. I will not leave my dirty tabi around the house. There is no implant. There is no implant.)
Very nice. Yes, the decoration is modern but it's worn where nobody is going to SEE it. During the Tokugawa shogunate, a bunch of sumptuary laws were passed because the city folk were getting too upity about wearing expensive stuff. In order to get around the sumptuary laws, people began embellishing linings and undergarments as a way to have luxury secretly or semi-secretly. That's why the linings of modern haori are often so beautifully decorated.
The set has condition problems. Yamatoku Classic is an excellent eBay seller to deal with and they are scrupulous about documenting condition problems on their auction pages.
If you can live with those condition issues and the size is right, you could conceivably get this set for a good price. You can also re-shape the sleeves to make it more period.
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Post by Henmei on Apr 15, 2007 14:05:28 GMT -5
Yamatoku Classic is an excellent eBay seller to deal with and they are scrupulous about documenting condition problems on their auction pages. I can second the Yamatoku endorsement. If you look at their detail photos, you will notice that some of them are exposed much lighter than others, to make the stains and flaws even more obvious than they normally would be. On one of my purchases, I was unable to find all the stains they acknowledged, even by consulting their photos. I'm trying not to blame anyone for bringing Yamatoku auctions to my attention (or for that trip to the Caning Shop in Berkeley). |
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Apr 15, 2007 15:42:01 GMT -5
I'm trying not to blame anyone for bringing Yamatoku auctions to my attention (or for that trip to the Caning Shop in Berkeley).  Wasn't me. You can't PROVE anything. Photos can be faked. I was in Hanamatsu. Yeah. Hanamatsu.... Other reputable eBay-ers are Ryujapan, Ichiroya, japanantiques and daimyou54eb. But you didn't hear that from me.  |
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Post by mrcunningham on Apr 15, 2007 15:57:15 GMT -5
Soo... since your eye is better than mine, what would one need to do to the sleeves to make them more period-shaped?
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Apr 15, 2007 17:51:33 GMT -5
Period kosode are cut wider than modern kimono - you may or may not be able to let out a modern kimono a bit, but it's going to be a bit narrow in comparison to a period silhouette, no matter what. The main difference on sleeves is that kosode have a curved bottom on the sleeve, like this: www.sengokudaimyo.com/garb/graphics/garbphotos/kosode1L.gif |
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Wasn't me. You can't PROVE anything. Photos can be faked. I was in Hanamatsu. Yeah. Hanamatsu....