- A grey-blue heko obi, nicely textured shibori design along entire length and plain ends. Hand tied shibori work, a time consuming and expensive process.
- Synthetic textile.
- Shibori design. Shibori is a painstaking, popular, traditional, Japanese method of creating a design by tie dying, giving the textile some stretch (see Glossary for more details)
- Made and bought in Japan
Condition:
Very good condition - faint mark on one end
Measurements:
Length 300cm Width 41cm
omh27/180407
Blue-Grey Men's Heko Obi
SKU: omh27
£33.00 Regular Price
£23.00Sale Price
Heko obi are soft, informal obi, worn mostly by men and children. Men's heko obi are also known as house obi. They are very long, wrap around the waist twice, and are tied in a simple, soft bow at the back.
Men's heko obi have an old tradition of shibori patterns at their ends, which is still often seen on many, and are usually very muted in colour, most often black or grey and occasionally navy or dark green.
Children's heko obi are often dip-died, shaded and in bright colours. Children's ones also make great sashes for women's kimonos when worn as house robes.