| Title |
Social life and customs, Japan: Obi knot [001] |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 27, Japan, Customs, 125 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1988 |
| Subject |
Sashes (Clothing)--Japan--Photographs; Obi--Photographs; Hotels |
| Keywords |
Musubi; Obi knot; Inns; Hamaya |
| Spatial Coverage |
Kyoto (Japan) |
| Description |
Photo shows an obi tied into a traditional knot, in a room of the Hamaya Inn in Kyoto, Japan |
| Caption on Slide |
Obi Knot Hamaya Inn Kyoto, Japan. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. "Obi (帯, おび , literally "sash"?) is a sash for traditional Japanese dress, keikogi worn for Japanese martial arts, and part of kimono outfits. ... The knot of the obi is called musubi (結び, むすび , literally "knot"). These days, a woman's knot often does not keep the obi in place as much as it functions as a large decorative piece in the back. The actual knot is usually supported by a number of accessories: pads, scarves and cords. While putting on the obi, especially when without assistance, there is a need for several additional temporary ribbons. There are hundreds of decorative knots and they often represent flowers or birds. As everything else in a kimono outfit, the knots are regulated by a number of unwritten propriety rules. Generally the more complex and showy knots are for young unmarried women in festive situations, the more subdued for married or mature women or for use in ceremonial situations."--Wikipedia |
| Type |
Image |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Rights Management |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6vm4vc8 |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000. |
| Donor |
Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney |
| Setname |
uum_lctpc |
| ID |
332834 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6vm4vc8 |
