Under-kimono (Nagajuban)| Shōwa Period mid-20th century⠀ ——⠀ This man’s under-kimo

Under-kimono (Nagajuban)| Shōwa Period mid-20th century⠀ ——⠀ This man’s under-kimono (nagajuban) is made of dark olive-green crepe silk and decorated with yūzen paste-resist dyeing. The upper part of the back panels is embellished with two skeletons playing go (a traditional Asian board game). In the background of the scene is a delicately painted spider web. The skeletons are rendered in white, black and gray colors, while the background is light gray. Both the figures and their background are painted in softly graded tones. On the lower section of the right back panel a skull is depicted among grasses with a wooden plaque, which bears the inscription “Namu Amida Butsu” (南無阿弥陀仏 “Amitabha Buddha”). In Pure Land Buddhism, the recitation of “Namu Amida Butsu” signifies the speaker’s complete reliance on the compassion of Amitabha Buddha; the chanting of this mantra-like phrase (nenbutsu 念佛 “mindfulness of the Buddha”) is believed to allow rebirth in Amitabha’s Western Pure Land.⠀ ⠀ A nagajuban is worn beneath the kimono as undergarment, and not usually seen in public—only in informal settings, with family or friends. A nagajuban is usually shorter than the outer kimono, complete with the long kimono sleeves, which are neatly fitted inside the outer kimono’s sleeves. As silk kimono often cannot be washed, the nagajuban helps keep the outer kimono clean by keeping it off the wearer’s skin. Under-kimono are most often silk.⠀ (@metmuseum Accession Number:2014.723)⠀ —— #13daysofhalloween #kimono #japan #nagajuban #fashion #history #vintage #skeleton #spiderweb # #style #design #mode #moda #silk #museum #art #japaneseart #showaperiod https://www.instagram.com/p/B3-JHOygUg2/?igshid=114xa17z8mf6b -- source link

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