A Red Colored Cotton Koshimaki: Tattered and Patched Half Under Kimono

$245.00 USD

bmid twentieth century
30" x 43", 76 cm x 109 cm

This is a very mended koshimaki  or a kind of Japanese half-slip to be tied around the waist and worn under a kimono. 

Its predominant red color is unusual and the red cloth was probably culled from kimono linings and then fashioned into this undergarment.

This koshimaki is as interesting on the front side as it is on the back side. We see frayed edges and we also know the koshimaki is missing its ties, but what we see is very good patching done in wonderful colors and a frenzied network of mending stitches done in thick, black cotton thread.

The stitched mending is more obvious on the reverse of the garment and this is shown in detail photos here. 

Clearly this koshimaki was well-used for a good amount of time and it is safe to say that it was mended continually over time.

For its red color and for the complexity of mending and stitching this is a desirable type of boro cloth.

Recommended.bb

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A Red Colored Cotton Koshimaki: Tattered and Patched Half Under Kimono
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