{"product_id":"a-shibori-dyed-koshimaki-half-under-kimono","title":"A Shibori Dyed Koshimaki: Half Under Kimono","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emid twentieth century\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e26\" x 47\", 66 cm x 119.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis indigo dyed\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eshibori\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egarment is a\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ekoshimaki\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eor a kind of Japanese half-slip to be tied around the waist and worn under a kimono.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe cotton is commercially loomed and of a width that is not traditional for Japanese textiles. The cloth is sligtly starched.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA central panel of plain cotton is hand stitched to the center of the proper back of this piece. This is to protect the seam in that area from splitting--the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ekoshimaki\u003c\/em\u003e  was held behind the wearer and drawn to the front of the body where the ties were secured. The central reinforcement helped keep the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ekoshimaki\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e from splitting in that area as it would have been stressed by the normal, everyday actions of the wearer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlease note the faint discoloring to the front, center of the \u003cem\u003ekoshimaki\u003c\/em\u003e which is pointed out in the first detail photo after the lead image.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a very nice example of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e complex\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e shibori\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e dyeing \u003c\/span\u003eand even better that it is presented as an intact garment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":71155844186300,"sku":"qsf1794067447660","price":74.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/3129\/9516\/files\/a-shibori-dyed-koshimaki-half-under-kimono_1.jpg?v=1794067452","url":"https:\/\/festiveclad.shop\/products\/a-shibori-dyed-koshimaki-half-under-kimono","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}