Exotic Shibori Pattern Vintage Juban
Item: Kimono
History: vintage
Condition: very good
Fabric: silk
Technique: shibori
Price: $68.00
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Hello,
I agree with the other Ichiroya bloggers that kimono is a beautiful textile art that you can wear! One of my favorite decorative embellishments for kimono is shibori.
The intricate pattern of circles, each painstakenly tied by hand, is gorgeous and the resulting crinkle-like texture is also pleasing. I particularly like shibori juban, like item number 163611. I would love to add it to my wardrobe, but since I have just made a recent purchase with Ichiroya, I must restrain myself. :-)
I own a light pink juban with cut-out (lattice-looking) work and yuzen-dyed roses, with a small sprinkling of shibori around the roses, as an accent. It is one of my most prized items in my kimono wardrobe.
While at an Anime Convention dressed in kimono, a lady approched me asking about my obi age. (It was red with shibori all throughout it). It turned out that this lady was a professor at the University of Knoxville in Tennessee. She taught textile arts, one of which was shibori! Oddly enough, she did not have an authentic Japanese sample of shibori. She liked the obi age so much that I gave it to her as an example for her students. I had to make some quick adjustments to my nagoya obi, too!
I would not call myself a true kimono collector, because I purchase only what I can wear. Once I have a complete wardrobe of kimono for all the seasons, I might be tempted to acquire a few pieces strictly for collecting.
I grew up in Okinawa (Ryukyu Islands) as a child. On the Girl's Day Holiday, myself and all my female classmates would come to school dressed in kimono. I currently have my childhood summer yukata and formal girl's kimono hanging on the walls of my home as a decoration, since I can no longer wear them.
I am currently taking traditional odori lessons, because I wanted to learn how to move gracefully in kimono. It is very challenging, even though to watch someone, you would not think so.
While dancing, (for women), you must always keep the knees together and slide the feet on the floor, with chest straight and slightly out. My sensei prefers to speak Japanese only, so I am quickly increasing my small vocabulary of Japanese!
I enjoy reading the other blogs here at Ichiroya and hope it expands.
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