Aug 18, 2024
MOST PERFECT WILD ANIMALS OBI (sold out in a blink, pattern is so rare how lucky is the new owner of this beauty!).
Beautifully handpainted on cream ground, you can see many kinds of beasts found in Japan like:
kurokuma (black bear), kistune (fox), tanuki (raccoon dog), inoshishi (boar), saru (monkey), itachi (weasel)
shika (deer), kiji (pheasant), risu (squirrel), usagi (rabbit)
a black and white beast I am not sure I recognize, maybe a ten (marten), it sure doesn't look like anaguma (badger)?
this obi even has azarashi (seal!!!)
OP paired it with a soft cool tones kimono showing water scenery with water fowl. I would have LOVED a bolder outfit (deep red or true green?), maybe with bamboo grove/trees or toyama (distant mountain) patterns :D