thekimonogallery:Kimono. Taisho period (1912-1927), Japan. The Kimono Gallery. A chirimen silk
thekimonogallery:Kimono. Taisho period (1912-1927), Japan. The Kimono Gallery. A chirimen silk kimonofeaturing colorful finely-detailed yuzen-dyed ‘orizuru" (folded papercranes). Gold foil outlining. The orizuru (ori- “folded,” tsuru“crane”), or paper crane, is a design considered the most classic ofall Japanese origami, and was first illustrated in one of the oldest knownorigami books, the Hiden Renzuru no Orikata (1797). According to Japanese lore,folding 1,000 Origami Cranes is truly a labor of love. Tradition holds that thebride who finishes this task, called ‘sembazuru’, before her wedding day willbe richly rewarded with a good and happy marriage. Paying homage to themajestic crane, which mates for life and is said to live one thousand years,the bride ensures her own good fortune. The many origami cranes created on thiskimono are meant to represent the thousand. Thus this kimono was likely createdand worn at a wedding, either by the bride following the main ceremony, or bythe bride’s mother. -- source link
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