- Women’s dark blue andon hakama
- Very fine, lovely, high quality, synthetic and fine wool fabric, with an ideal weight for this garment
- The pleats are loosely stitched in place to keep them neat. These shitsuke stitches just get pulled out before wearing the hakama
- Made in Japan
- Hakama are either umanori (divided leg, umanori means horse rider) or andon (undivided, skirt-like, ideal for foot soldiers) and have 7 pleats that represent the 7 virtues of Bushido, the samurai moral code.
- The front looks balanced but is asymmetrical with 3 pleats on the one side and two on the other, so they have balanced asymmetry which is a metaphor for a Japanese world view, an acceptance of imperfection.
- Hakama are fitted tight at the waist but flow wide at the bottom, which hid the footwork of the samurai sword fighters to make their fight unpredictable. Hakama document who the samurai were.
The 5 pleats on the front represent
- jin (benevolence)
- gi (honor or justice)
- rei (courtesy and etiquette)
- chi (wisdom, intelligence)
- shin (sincerity)
The 2 pleats at back represent
- chu (loyalty)
- meiyo (honor, dignity) more modern version state it is koh (piety)
- Please be aware that different monitors display colour slightly differently. Therefore the colour in the photos and description is a guide only
Condition:
Unused
Measurements:
Length (from base of front waistband to hem) 95cm
Weight approx 1 kilo
I can't really advise anyone on the fit. Please judge from the measurements given
Dark Blue Andon Hakama
SKU: whk2
£83.00Price