- A Nagoya obi, with chin dog, ichimatsu design. Lots of golden urushi.
- As well as being a beautiful obi to wear, I have shown this obi as a display, to show an example of what could be done with this obi. It is shown bound with a Japanese, handmade, pure silk obijime (obi cord) - (note that the obijime and hanger are not included, they are for photo display purposes only, it is just the obi). For display, you cab hang the obi on something like a bamboo or wood rod, with cord, rope or ribbon tied around the ends of the pole or threaded through a hole drilled into each end and knotted below. You can use any type of tie to tie the end into the bow shape. I folded and tied the bow shape, then lightly tacked the bow in place onto the flat obi, you can shape the obi before placing it on a rod to hang it or you can hang it over the rod and then shape it and tack in place. It would be nice with just a bamboo or wooden rod trough it, with a simple string loop tied on at each end.
- A Nagoya obi. Nagoya obis often have the sash part already folded to half depth, with the knot section at full width, making them easier to put on. Some you fold yourself. This style was invented about 100 years ago and is less heavy than a more formal fukuro or maru obi.
- Obi should not be washed
Condition:
Some marks - see photos
Measurements approximately:
Obi are one-size-fits-all items
Length 355cm
Rear knot section:
Width 31.2cm
Sash section:
Width 15cm
Charming Chin Dog Obi
SKU: on198.jp
£64.00 Regular Price
£32.00Sale Price
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- There are numerous types of Japanese obi, from the casual hanhaba obi and heko obi to the formal maru and fukuro obis and several other types too. You can find lots of information about obis can be found in this site's Info section
- The Japanese take great pains to store their traditional garments with the utmost care, which is why they stay in such exceptional condition. Some of my Japanese garments have large, white stitching (shitsuke) round the edges. The Japanese put these stitches in to keep the edges flat during long periods of storage, these stitches just get pulled out before wearing the garment
- Cleaning: Great care must be taken in cleaning obi. It is not adviseable to wash them. Many may be dry cleaned. Any cleaning is done at the buyer's risk, as is the case with all vintage items.
- Nagoya obi folding instructions on my blog, plus names of the parts of the obi, how to wear obi makura, obiage and obijime with your obi and a diagram with shapes and scale of the different obi types.