JAPANESE TRADITIONAL CLOTHING

WRITTEN BY JANA UHROVÁ

JAPAN ISLAND NATION IN EAST ASIA, IN

THE PACIFIC OCEANMORE THAN 3,000 ISLANDS

4 MAIN ONES: KYUSHU, SHIKOKU, HONSHU AND HOKKAIDO

THE NAME OF THE COUNTRY COMES FROM CHARACTERS

MEANING „SUN-ORIGIN“ – THE COUNTRY IS OFTEN CALLED THE

LAND OF THE RISING SUN

TRADITIONAL ARTS AND CRAFTS

CalligraphyPaintingCeramicWeavingWood carvingIkebana and bonsai

KIMONO

KIMONOFor formal occasions nowadays

Wrapped around the body, often in layers, 12 metres long and 37 cm wide

Used materials – patterned satin, silk, damask and golden and silver threads

YUKATASummer kimono,

casual, usually made of cotton or synthetic

fibre.

TRADITIONAL SHOESOKOBO AND GETA

Traditional socks – tabi. Extended above the ankles and have a gap between the thumb

and fingers. Worn by both men and women in

traditional shoes.

ACCESSORIES FOR KIMONO – FANS, HANDBAGS, PARASOLS (MADE OF PAPER AND BAMBOO)KANZASHI – DECORATIVE HAIR CLIPS, CHANGES FOR SEASONS

SPRING KANZASHI

GEISHA- A PROFESSIONAL HOSTESS ENTERTAINING HIGH SOCIETY

CITATION AND SOURCE WINKELHÖFEROVÁ, Vlasta. Japonsko.

Ilustrace Margita Žáčková. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1999, 325 s. Dějiny odívání. ISBN 80-710-6297-9.

GALLAGHER, John. Gejša: jedinečný svět tradice, elegance a umění. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Metafora, 2006, 256 s. ISBN 80-735-9074-3.

http://www.mytripolog.com/2012/08/big-size-detailed-japan-map-and-flag/

http://www.carolynstaleyprints.com/ http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gueixa http://myyearoffabulous.com/tag/geisha-girls/

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