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Matching early autumn obi, both depicting a mushi gyôretsu (insect procession, mimicking old-timey daimyo-gyoretsu) among akikusa (autumn plants: hagi/bushclover, susuki/pampa grass, kikyo/Chinese bellflower, and ominaeshi/maidenflower).
Crickets, grasshoppers, beetles, they are all so pretty!
It's so nice to be able to compare obi created by a same craftsperson!
Soft antique summer kimono, depicting a mushikago (insect cage) with early autumn plants (hagi/clover, kikyo/chinese bellflower, fujibakama/boneset, hinagiku/daisy). I love that only the cutest mushi (critters like crickets, probably here a matsumushi/pine cricket or maybe a kirigirisu/katydid?) is embroidered.
Keeping crickets as pets is a custom which came to Japan from China quite a long time ago. Those insects and their songs are considered a staple of autumn season, making this kimono a late summer/early fall garment :)
