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Wafuku - Vintage & Antique Japanese Kimonos, Haori & More

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Due to the horrendously complex requirements for sending items overseas, I've had to cease sending packages to any address outside the UK. I am so sorry about this.

Crowds of Cats Hanhaba Obi - Purple

A reversible hanhaba obi. Hanhaba are half breadth obis, usually tied in a large rear bow, worn with casual, cotton yukata kimonos
Synthetic textile.
Made and bought in Japan
Please be aware that different monitors display colour slightly differently. The colour in the photos and descriptions is a guide only

Condition:
Excellent - unused

Measurements approximately:
Length 397cm
Width 17cm

Crowds of Cats Hanhaba Obi - Purple

SKU: oh163

£32.00

£16.00

Obis 50% off

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.

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