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Sleek modern styling worn by artist Kyounosuke, with Gofukuya's skull kimono as a centerpiece

#japan #fashion #kimono #modern kimono #men kimono #skull #dokuro #unisex #gender neutral #着物 #帯

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Silvery blue hues for this antique outfit, pairing a fresh kimono pattern with fuji (wisteria) and discreet sakura (cherry blossoms), with a nure-tsubame (swallows in the rain) summer weave obi

#japan #fashion #kimono #obi #summer in japan #fuji #wisteria #sakura #cherry blossom #nure tsubame #swallow in the rain #swallow #tsubame #着物 #帯

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Sleek pastels for this antique outfit, pairing chic fuji (wisteria) black obi, with a romantic sandwaves-patterned kimono (probably depicting a karesansui Japanese "zen" garden)

#japan #fashion #kimono #obi #spring in japan #summer in japan #fuji #wisteria #karesansui #japanese zen garden #zen garden #着物 #帯

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Youthful modern outfit pairing beautifully painted tabby cats obi, with a cute kimono with yarn ball-like shibakusa (grass) and sprinkled small flowers

#japan #fashion #kimono #obi #neko #cat #grass #kusa #shibakusa #tsuyushiba #着物 #帯

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Fantastic Edo-komon kimono created by national treasure Rokutani Baiken, with an allegory pattern for "Peace" showing doves flying above people and buildings.

Edo komon is a type of kimono with itty-bitty-small patterns. Those are set on fabric using Ise-katagami (paper stencils, made waterproof with persimmon juice) and nori (paste/glue​ made from glutinous rice or wheat flour), and fabric is then dyed before washing the glue away.

#japan #fashion #kimono #obi #edo komon #katagami #ise katagami #nori #rice glue #rice paste #dove #peace #着物 #帯

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Dazzling antique furisode (probably a bridal one, or kakeshita), with busy and colorful goshodoki (all season flowers and ancient Heian court items). The hina-ningyo (dolls) are so cute!

#japan #fashion #kimono #furisode #bride kimono #kakeshita #goshodoki #hina ningyo #doll #hiogi #cypress fan #kicho #silk partition #all season flowers #kusudama #flower ball #振り袖 #着物

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Following the pumpkin ghost figurine I reposted awhile ago, here is another adorable beast handmade by youkai-enthousiast artist Acotama.

Acotama's work is inspired by characters drawn in hyakki yagyo emaki (scrolls depicting "night parades of one hundred demons") popular during Edo-period. If some monsters were well known ones (kitsune, tengu, oni, kappa, etc.), many only appear once, making them cheeky creepers drawn for fun more than terrifying creatures of the night.

The discarded hakama shown here is awakening into a tsukumogami with a funny fox-deer face:

#japan #art #craft #figurine #sculpture #youkai #monster #hyakki yagyo emaki #night parades of one hundred demons #hyakki yagyo #Acotama #tsukumogami

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Springtime antique outfit, featuring a delicate irotomesode showing little birds among budding wild plants* (bracken, dandelion, horsetail, etc.). OP paired it with a glimmering strawberry obi.

*those could be referencing sansai (lit. "mountain vegetables", ie. edible plant foraged in the wild), as bracken and horsetail for example are a springtime delicacies in Japan:

#japan #fashion #kimono #obi #spring in japan #bracken #fern #warabi #dandelion #tanpopo #strawberry #ichigo #tsukushi #tokusa #horsetail #sansai #mountain vegetables #foraging #着物 #帯 #Youtube

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Crisp late spring antique outfit, pairing a luscious obi with what could be embroidered tsutsuji (azalea - I am not certain), with a fresh kimono showing ayame (iris) over hazy stripes ground

#japan #fashion #kimono #obi #tsutsuji #azalea #ayame #iris #着物 #帯

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Glorious Spring scenery for this modern kimono by Taiyouko, showing cherry trees in full bloom over a distant scenery of rapeseed flowers fields.

#japan #fashion #kimono #obi #spring in japan #sakura #cherry blossom #rapeseed #nanohana #着物 #帯

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Youthful antique furisode-nagajuban, showing full-bloom sakura among fluffy kanoko-patterned clouds.

Kanoko (fawn spots) is a type of shibori tye-dye, which was once used a lot for girls items (clothes, accessories, etc). As it was time consuming and so expensive, it came to be "faked" via resist-dyeing stencils or printing techniques.

#japan #fashion #kimono #furisode #nagajuban #sakura #cherry blossom #cloud #kumo #kanoko #fawn spot #shibori #spring in japan #着物 #振り袖

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Beautiful modern obi depicting Van Gogh's Starry night, paired with a artfully "textured" kimono in echoing tones.

#japan #fashion #kimono #obi #vincent van gogh #starry night #着物 #帯

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White lacey spider shawl for this lovely hanami outfit (variation of the black one posted previously)

#japan #fashion #kimono #shawl #spider #kumo #lace

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Fantastic unsual pattern for this summer kimono, depicting naturalistic birds (the goose!) over bamboo stalk ground.

#japan #fashion #kimono #summer in japan #bird #tori #goose #gacho #heron #sagi #duck #kamo #sha #pidgeon #hato #bamboo #take #着物 #帯

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Following the mind blowing soaring crane tatami, here is once again a fantastic modern tatami by artist Kenzie Yamada, this time depicting a roaring dragon.

OP has released a video showing how those pieces are made, giant jigsaw-puzzle styled:

#japan #art #craft #tatami #Kenzie Yamada #dragon #ryuu

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Best modern styling for this outfit pairing a hakama + haori worn with a Western styled shirt

#japan #fashion #kimono #obi #hakama #men kimono #gender neutral #modern kimono #着物 #袴

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Dynamic water scenery for this sage-green kimono showing sagi (heron) in a running stream

#japan #fashion #kimono #obi #sagi #heron #ryuusui #running water #stream #着物 #帯