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Asian Clothing Figurines Review
Asian Clothing: Japanese Kimono
Kimono Type: Yuukaku Kimono: Furisode-Shinzo
Accuracy Rating: 3.5/5
Explanation: On first glance, this figurine looks quite good for a furisode-shinzo, but I’m afraid the devil is in the details. Her kimono has a gorgeous pattern and a striking sakura pink padded trailing hem. The same pink nagajuban shows at the collar and sleeve openings. However, that nagajuban seems to disappear below the waist; there should be another layer opening around her legs. The collar is on her shoulders (as it should be), but should be placed farther away from her neck. Her sheer overkimono is a lovely touch!
The obi musubi is correct for her rank and has a pretty, contrasting geometric pattern to visually balance the soft stripes & roses from her kimono. For a shinzo, her wearing of tabi and raised geta is questionable. In the Yoshiwara, shinzo before 1760 weren’t sexually available to clients, but they were afterwards. I would find it strange for her to be wearing tabi (which imply she’s unavailable) with raised koma geta (which seems to display her unavailability). Not to mention, she’s clearly a grown woman, which makes it weird to think she hasn’t already taken on clients or, at the very least, already lost her virginity i.e. respectability.
Lastly, her hair is obviously not accurate for a furisode-shinzo, even if she were off duty. Her weird pink shidare strands on either side of her head also look strange.