wafukuandnihongami

[wafukuandnihongami]

Refined yukata worn as kimono (=with juban). I love dark tones yukata (I find them much more cooling than light tones ones, so this purple+green one is an instant hit with me!

The patterns are traditional ja no megasa (bull eye umbrella) and kaede (green maple leaves) over asanoha (hemp leaves) ground. The complimenting hanhaba obi has orizuru (origami crane) on the reverse:

[wafukuandnihongami]

Kimono furisode decorated with a tabane noshi motif.  20th century, Japan. The function of the decorative tabane noshi motif is protection from evil forces.   Silk decorated with the yuzen-zome and kata-zome techniques, and with gold thread .   MangghaMuseum of Japanese Art and Technology, Poland

[wafukuandnihongami]

Fujimusume from the Play Senhime: Beni Chizuru (from an unidentified series) of the Takarazuka Women’s Theater. 1929, Japan. Leonard A. Lauder Collection of Japanese Postcards. MFA

[wafukuandnihongami]

Watabe Wedding　Anniversary Salon.　A rental and the sale of the kimono. Model / Uko Oshima (Japanese Idle AKB48).

[wafukuandnihongami]

Cute mimi furisode photoshoot, by Dali (OP calls them cat ears, but colors scream fox to me ^^)

[wafukuandnihongami]

[wafukuandnihongami]

20-year-old Japanese fashion student Fuka - wearing a ceremonial kimono that she handmade herself for today’s Japanese Coming of Age Day ceremony - on the street in Tokyo. In addition to the beautiful handmade kimono, she’s wearing a large teddy bear in her hair, a teddy bear chain bag, an obi with tassels, and Tokyo Bopper platform shoes. Fuka is one of the few remaining Dolly Kei/Cult Party Harajuku regulars, and we were very happy to see her beautiful Coming of Age Day look in that style. Full Look

[wafukuandnihongami]

Takako Kitahara in kimono and obi.  Japan

[wafukuandnihongami]

[wafukuandnihongami]

“Midnight Morpho”, dramatic furisode/kimono and obi by Iroca

They also have a white based version:

[wafukuandnihongami]

なつゆ by X2

[wafukuandnihongami]

Bando Tamasaburo by jumbokedama on Flickr.

[wafukuandnihongami]

Source: http://nihongami.blogspot.com/2018/02/blog-post_16.html

Japanese Hairstyles: Historical Overview Part 02: Women’s Hairstyles of the Edo Period, Part 03

Hairstyle Name: Darumagaeshi (だるまがえし) lit. “Returning Daruma”

     This hairstyle is simple to wear. After the maegami and bin are formed, the remaining hair is looped around the kanoko and pinned to the top of the head with a single tama-kanzashi. The shape formed by the hair, when since directly from behind, was said to resemble the shape of daruma. It was commonly worn by “women of the world” (suijin, 粋人) and rough-and-tumble working-class middle-aged women from the late Edo to the Meiji period. 

[wafukuandnihongami]

Source: 

Japanese Hairstyles: Historical Overview Part 02: Women’s Hairstyles of the Edo Period, Part 03

Hairstyle Name: Kansai - Osu Oshidori (関西 - 雄おしどり) lit. “Kyoto-style Male Mandarin Ducks”

   In Kyoto & Osaka, the Oshidori hairstyle was used to indicate that the girl wearing it has been engaged. However, the Instagram account of Coto Cotton,  claims that this hairstyle was commonly worn by unmarried town girls around 15 years old in the latter half of the Edo period. Is it possible that this hairstyle was worn by young women of marriageable age as a way of announcing their eligibility?

     The name, Oshidori, is a reference to the fact that wild Mandarin Ducks mate for life. However, it appears that the actual thing about the hairstyle that indicates engagement is the long “bridge” of hair laying atop the topknot. The style pictured above is considered the “male” duck because it lays the bridge over the topknot of an average Yuiwata hairstyle. The “female” version, called Mesu Oshidori, would have a bridge of hair laid over a typical Taka-shimada topknot.

[wafukuandnihongami]

Source: http://nihongami.blogspot.com/2019/01/blog-post_4.html

Japanese Hairstyles: Historical Overview Part 02: Women’s Hairstyles of the Edo Period, Part 03

Hairstyle Name: Wari-Shimada (割り島田) lit. “Split Rice Paddy Island”

     This hairstyle is a variation of the Tsubushi-shimada. In this style, the front of the topknot is split open to reveal a piece of loosely bound cotton (or brocade) to match the one tied around the tail of the topknot. This style is very similar to Yuiwata Kuzushi (ゆいわたくずし), where the basis is the Yuiwata hairstyle. However, because this style prefers to uses silk crepe instead of shibori, it has a more mature and “older sister” feel than Yuiwata does. 

     It was worn by single town girls between the ages of 17-19 years old. It was also commonly seen on Torioi (鳥追い) and Yaba-onna (矢場女). Torioi were female street performers who wore braided hats and carried shamisens or fans to perform during the Dochu no Torioi (i.e. the “Driving off the birds parade”), a procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house. Yaba-onna are prostitutes that work in brothels disguised as archery ranges. As a sign os such a prostitute, it seems the tegara tied to the tail of the topknot was meant to hang long. As a result, this hairstyle was never worn by women of the samurai or noble court classes.

[wafukuandnihongami]

Source: http://nihongami.blogspot.com/2018/12/blog-post_3.html

Japanese Hairstyles: Historical Overview Part 02: Women’s Hairstyles of the Edo Period, Part 02

Hairstyle Name: Murasaki Tenjin-mage (紫天神髷) lit. “Purple Heavenly God”

   This hairstyle was first seen on courtesans in the pleasure quarters. This hairstyle was especially popular among courtesans of the “Koshi” rank, which is one level beneath those of the “Tayuu” rank. It eventually became popular among fashionable women outside of the pleasure quarters. This topknot is the basis for several modified versions of this style such as the: Murasaki-tenjin (Purple Tenjin), Kata-tenjin (Piece Tenjin), and the Wanashi-tenjin (No Wheel Tenjin) came out.

[wafukuandnihongami]

Spider and frog hikizuri by plumvs on Flickr.  Early to mid-20th century, Japan.