Teak Decorative Panels with Japanese Kimono Figures, Set of 3

Set of three decorative panels in hard teak wood; They have a pleasant shape to an elongated hexagon; On each of them a Japanese woman wearing a kimono is depicted; They have a attack so they can be arranged to the wall in a personal way. They were produced in Denmark between 1960 and 1965. In the first top (see photo) and in the last at the bottom the kimono "Furisode" is presented, while the central one is the Kimono Uchikake. The Furisode, from the Japanese yielded = fluctuating and sodè = sleeve, that is, with fluttering sleeves, floating, is the formal kimono for unmarried young women, and is wearing up to the twenty years of age, overtaken twenty and arrive at the thirty should not be More wear. The Furisode being very formal is worn at weddings and other important celebrations, including the ceremony of the transition to age. On this occasion the girls go to the temple wearing the Furisode! It can be said that the Furisode corresponds to a western gala dress from debutante. The sleeves have a length of about 75 cm., But they can also reach 114 cm. The Furisode requires a bit more complicated than normal kimonos, and in fact usually to wear it is necessary to help an assistant. The Uchikake made its appearance in Muromachi (1336-11573) and was worn by the nobles of the Court; While today it is reserved exclusively for the brides at the wedding. This is more than a real kimono, one could define him a kind of overcoat, so much so that his function is precisely this, and in fact it is worn as a jacket, and therefore is not closed to life as a normal kimono; As a result the hem will be on the ground creating an elegant trawl. It must be said that uchikake is not used exclusively on the occasion of marriages, but sometimes it is also worn by the actors of the Kabuki theater (theatrical representation built in Japan at the beginning of the seventeenth century) and some dancers, or in the le Historical re-enactment parades. Measurements of each panel width cm.55, height cm.23, depth cm.1. For all our shipments we use special packaging materials (wooden speakers, polystyrene, etc.) for maximum protection and safety of objects.