Cats and Kitsuke
猫 と 着付
Monday, September 5, 2016
Kimono with cats
My new Japanese kimono with cats worn with a black Ro obi, a pink obi age and obi jime.
Monday, October 19, 2015
Japanese scroll
As mentioned in a earlier post I needed a Japanese scroll for my version of a Tokonoma.
So this is how my Tokonoma looks now.
I bought another one so I can change the setting but this one isn't here yet.
Finally I found one on ebay which caught my eye and got it for a nice price :). It's a beautiful scroll with bamboo and a goose.
So this is how my Tokonoma looks now.
I bought another one so I can change the setting but this one isn't here yet.
Thursday, September 3, 2015
A lovely skirt with kimono design
I am not a skirt lady however I do like them but rarely wear them.
But this skirt I really love so I wanted to show it to you guys.
It has a lovely kimono design and maybe I buy it so the skirt can hang in my closet and hopefully I wear it some day.
So very cute
But this skirt I really love so I wanted to show it to you guys.
It has a lovely kimono design and maybe I buy it so the skirt can hang in my closet and hopefully I wear it some day.
So very cute
Sunday, August 9, 2015
Japanese room with a twist of mine
I have tatami mats, shoji doors, kimono tansu and home made zaisu (zaisu (座椅子?) is a Japanese chair with no legs but a normal chair back) but still it didn't look like a real Japanese room.
So this vacation I decided (with the help of my BF) that we would change it so it would become a proper Japanese room at least my version.
under supervision of course |
preparation |
We made a frame for the tatami of Iroko wood |
We had to create a platform to get everything equal with the framing |
up and running |
my version of a tokonoma which still needs a Japanese scroll |
Monday, June 8, 2015
brooch with a Japanese theme
A few weeks ago I was at a secondhand store just seaching for anything Japanese.
Mostly I never find anything but this time I found this cute little treasure.
The use for this brooch will be as a obi dome
As shown in the picture she has been damaged but still looks pretty.
My old Tsukesage would be a lovely match with the brooch.
Tsukesage: a tsukesage has more modest patterns that cover less area, mainly below the waist, than the more formal homongi. They may also be worn by married and unmarried women
Mostly I never find anything but this time I found this cute little treasure.
The use for this brooch will be as a obi dome
As shown in the picture she has been damaged but still looks pretty.
My old tsukesage kimono |
My old Tsukesage would be a lovely match with the brooch.
Tsukesage: a tsukesage has more modest patterns that cover less area, mainly below the waist, than the more formal homongi. They may also be worn by married and unmarried women
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Houmongi with ro obi
I gues it's been a year since I've done kitsuke which shows at the pictures but what a lovely color-combination this orange houmongi and light green ro obi.
The obi age which I used is also light green and the obi jime is orange, made of beads.
Hope you had a great liberation day.
The obi age which I used is also light green and the obi jime is orange, made of beads.
Hope you had a great liberation day.
Monday, January 12, 2015
exhibition Geisha part 2
At the exhibition there were photo's, drawings, pictures of Geisha's and of course kimono. Here are some more pictures, hope you will enjoy them.
Born as Nagai Matsuko, she started taking singing and dancing lessons at the age of six and debuted as Geisha in the Shinbashi district of Tokyo at the age of 13.
Otomaru was one of the few Geisha's who wore Western clothing and hairstyles whenever possible.
She was famous mainly thanks to her singing career.
Her name, which means something like "music sound", is said to be an allusion to gramophone records.
OTOMARU 1906-1976 |
Born as Nagai Matsuko, she started taking singing and dancing lessons at the age of six and debuted as Geisha in the Shinbashi district of Tokyo at the age of 13.
Otomaru was one of the few Geisha's who wore Western clothing and hairstyles whenever possible.
She was famous mainly thanks to her singing career.
Her name, which means something like "music sound", is said to be an allusion to gramophone records.
Geisha relaxing outside the okiya |
Nice (fake) blossom |
More kimono |
and more, this one of my favorite |
A stunning obi with the crest of the okiya |
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