DRESSING FOR THE MIDDLE FURISODE

2021/01/13 w.n

Chuu-furisode or a formal kimono for a young unmarried woman with long flowing sleeves.

Sleeve length varies from full length(105cm) through medium one (chuu-furisode,90cm) to short one(75cm).

This kimono is mainly worn at a coming-of- age ceremony or an invited wedding ceremony.

The method of tying an obi is called “fukura-suzume” or the plump sparrow bow which is patterned after a fat small sparrow spreading its wings fully; this bow is regarded as the highest formality adopted by high-ranking people such as the imperial families.

中振袖の着付け

未婚の女性が着る中振袖の着付け。

振袖は、その長さにより大・中・小と3種類あるが、これは、中振袖で袖の長さが90㎝。未婚の女性が主に成人式や結婚式のお呼ばれなどおめでたい機会に着る晴れ着。

帯の結び方は「福良雀（ふくらすずめ）」と称し、丸々と太った子スズメが羽を伸ばした形を文様化したもので、皇族などが用いる最も位の高い結び方といわれる。