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Wafuku - Vintage & Antique Japanese Kimonos, Haori & More

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Rare Shunga Lining Haori

A rare, shunga (Japanese erotic art) lined, silk, men’s haori. The weave has a kikkou pattern, woven in brown and blue. Kikkou is a hexagon design, based on the pattern on a turtle’s shell and signifying longevity. This is an extremely high quality silk
The lining has a wonderful shunga image of a bare breasted geisha holding a slim pipe. Shunga textiles such as this are very hard to find and highly collectable
This looks very stylish worn with a long sleeved sweater or tee shirt under it, the ends of the sleeves showing at the wrists
Complete with silk himo (front ties) usually bought separately
Made and bought in Japan
An awashe (lined) haori
Shunga (Japanese erotic art) textile art lining
Silk exterior and lined in silk too

Condition:

Excellent – there is a very slight mark on the geisha’s nose and a mark on the lining inside the sleeve

Measurements:

Sleeve end to sleeve end 138cm

Sleeve seam to sleeve seam (yuki) 69cm

Sleeve depth 48cm

Length 89cm

Weight 0.7 kilo

Rare Shunga Lining Haori

SKU: mh31

£241.50

£169.05

Men Haori 30% off

Haori: Haori are designed to be worn on top of kimonos but also look great with western world style clothing, with jeans etc.

Length: Haori are long jackets, most are from upper thigh to just below mid thigh length. Measure from base of back of your neck down to judge length on you

Fastening: Haori do not overlap at the front and are not worn with an obi/sash. Haori can be worn without fastening but, if you want a fastener, they have little loops at the inner edge of the fronts, onto which a himo (front ties) are attached. Himo are usually bought separately. Men’s himo should not be untied to open the haori, you unhook one side to open it. The hooks are hard to find but they can be made using a hairgrip and round nosed pliars to cut a piece of the hairgrip to the correct length then bend it into the S hook shape

Storage: Hang your garment to air when you receive it and do this at least three times a year if it is not frequently used.
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 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: Be very cautious about washing traditional Japanese garments. I would advise only dry cleaning for silk ones and for most synthetic ones

Colour: Please be aware that different monitors display colour slightly differently, therefore colour in the photos and description is a guide only

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