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arthistoryanimalia · 1 year

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Its #BatAppreciationDay so please appreciate this awesome 19th century Japanese kosode decorated with embroidered lucky bats, photographed in 2019 at The Life of Animals in Japanese Art exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in DC:

Kosode with Bats Japan, Edo - Meiji periods, 19th century silk twill, paste-resist dyed, embroidery, 67⅜ × 48⅞ in. National Museum of Japanese History, Chiba Prefecture

“In the West, bats - nocturnal in habit and denizens of dark places tend to be viewed as unlucky, but in China they have long been considered an auspicious motif (one of the characters used to write the word "bat" is a homonym for good fortune). The Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjüro VII (1791-1859) used bat motifs in his costumes, and the perception of these animals as a chic design element spread rapidly throughout Japan in the nineteenth century. Here a great number of them are arranged in right-left symmetry from the base of the collar to the hem.”

The above info is from the official exhibition catalog - this bat kosode is on p. 124:

The Life of Animals in Japanese Art (2019)

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asian-folk-wardrobe · 6 months

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jeannepompadour · 2 months

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Japanese actresses Sumiko Kurishima, Chieko Matsui, Yoshiko Kawada, Yukiko Tsukuba and Sakuko Yanagi, 1926

#mdpjapan #japan #kimono #Japanese dress #20th c. Japan #photography #costume #Japanese costume

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hauntedbystorytelling · 1 year

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Meiji Era Hand Colored Japanese Albumen Photograph "1623 Girl in heavy storm" & "1518 Wind Costume"; ca. 1880s. | David Pollack Vintage Posters

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maybe by Baron Raimund von Stillfried or Felice Beato (uncredited on source)

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madeleineengland · 5 months

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Look at this beautiful project in Japan to design new Kimono models inspired by traditional Palestinian clothes! 🇵🇸

Some of the project's creations were displayed at a charity bazaar in Tokyo and the founder has been very vocal about Palestine, sharing posts in support with fundraising 🇵🇸

This is a very worthy group project, of communion of ideas, talent and cultures. Some kimono collars were embroidered by refugee woman in Ramallah, West Bank.

Check the official page where they sell the costumes and even the embroidery if you want to show support: https://www.facebook.com/100057255738695/posts/pfbid02zweY1AM5n1EciiLSTga6QKo8trE2PgZMaLLHqEJWKSeAMGqtxRMNjKU7FYLV8eLHl/