Oiran, high-class Japanese courtesan-prostitutes of old, had the most striking hair of anyone in Jap
Oiran, high-class Japanese courtesan-prostitutes of old, had the most striking hair of anyone in Japan. While normal women or geisha (who were not prostitutes) wore a hairpin or two, oiran would wear a ton, including a few types specific to them.Here’s a general breakdown of their style, thanks to shop Nagomiya on Rakuten. They sell both a full set and individual pins for costumers and reenactors.Top left on the graphic: 2 Tama-kanzashi 玉かんざし (also called aka-dama-kan 赤玉かん) - “ball pins” “red ball pins”Middle left: 2 Toku-dai-yoshi-chou 特大芳丁 - “extra-large perfume stick”Bottom left: 2 Yoshi-chou 芳丁- “perfume stick”Top right: 2 Matsu-ba-kanzashi 松葉かんざし - “pine needle hairpin" Middle right: 3 Muji-kushi 無地櫛 – “plain/unpatterned comb”Bottom right: 1 Kougai 笄 – “hair stick” (also called nobe-bou のべ棒 / 延べ棒 – “bar”)Edit: Since the source appears to be getting lost in reblogs, here’s the site you can buy them from.http://item.rakuten.co.jp/753ya/10009664/ -- source link
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