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Kurokami-Kanzashi — Stand 11 - Uchikake
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Stand #11:UCHIKAKE
Characterized by their thickly padded hems and elabourate patterns, uchikake are typically worn as overcoats to show off a woman’s status. Historically they would have been worn by both married and unmarried women on special occasions. The married women would, of course, wear ones with shorter sleeves. That is why it is common to find older uchikake with short sleeves.
Nowadays, uchikake have mostly fallen out of use, save for wedding ceremonies. For the most part they’re only worn as part of the Japanese wedding ensemble now. This is why modern uchikake are just about always made with furisode length sleeves. They also usually feature celebratory motifs such as cranes, pine trees, opening books, fans or blossoms, phoenixes, peacocks and mandarin ducks. All of these motifs are wishes for prosperity and happiness for the new couple.
Like wedding furisode, uchikake are meant to be worn hikizuri or susohiki style - that is, with the hem trailing. However, uchikake are worn over top of the obi and are not tied shut.
Kimono Display I: [link]
Kimono Display II: [link]
Stand #1 - Karinui: [link]
Stand #2 - Yukata and Hanhaba Obi: [link]
Kimono Display III: [link]
Stand #3 - Komon and Nagoya: (Unavailable)
Stand #4 - Houmongi and Chuya Obi: [link]
Stand #5 - Furisode and Fukuro Obi: [link]
Stand #6 - Crested Furisode: [link]
Kimono Display IV: [link]
Stand #7 - Irotomesode: [link]
Stand #8 - Kurotomesode: [link]
Stand #9 - Men's Kimono: [link]
Kimono Display V: [link]
Stand #10 - Bride's Furisode: [link]
Stand #11 - Uchikake:
Stand #12 - Black Crested Furisode: [link]
Kimono Display IV: [link]
Stand #13 - Stage Cotume: [link]
Stand #14 - Apprentice Geisha's Kimono: [link]
Stand #15 - Geisha's Kimono: [link]
