Historic Japanese garment and the predecessor of the kimono
Re-enactors wearing kosode at the Jidai Matsuri in 2011Comparison between a kosode (left) and a modern-day kimono (right).
Parts of a kosode (clockwise from top):
The collar (襟, eri);
The sleeve (袖, sode);
The body (身頃, migoro);
The overlapping front panel (袵, okumi).
Oichi wearing a kosode with another kosode stripped off the shoulders.
The kosode (小袖, lit.'small sleeves') was a type of short-sleeved Japanese garment, and the direct predecessor of the kimono. Though its component parts directly parallel those of the kimono, its proportions differed, typically having a wider body, a longer collar and narrower sleeves. The sleeves of the kosode were typically sewn to the body entirely, and often featured heavily rounded outer edges.
The kosode was worn in Japan as common, everyday dress from roughly the Kamakura period (1185–1333) until the latter years of the Edo period (1603–1867), at which a point its proportions had diverged to resemble those of modern-day kimono; it was also at this time that the term kimono, meaning "thing to wear on the shoulders", first came into use when referring to the garment formerly known as the kosode.[1]
The kosode (小袖, lit. 'small sleeves') was a type of short-sleeved Japanese garment, and the direct predecessor of the kimono. Though its component parts...
Originally worn with hakama, the kosode began to be held closed with a small belt known as an obi instead. The kosode resembled a modern kimono, though...
unisex everyday dress, kosode and hakama, matching Carpenters in common dress, 1309; kosode and hakama do not match. The kosode worn as outerwear. Note...
hakama worn on top of the kosode and tied off to the wearer's left. Similarly to the jūnihitoe, which used a white kosode and a pair of red hakama as...
miko is a pair of red hakama (緋袴) (divided, pleated trousers), a white kosode (a predecessor of the kimono), and some white or red hair ribbons. In Shinto...
ISBN 9780521223553 Iwao, Nagasaki (2015). "Clad in the aesthetics of tradition: from kosode to kimono". In Jackson, Anna (ed.). Kimono: the art and evolution of Japanese...
tanuki with the stripes of a tiger and the mouth of a wolf. Kosode-no-te A possessed kosode. Kotobuki A Japanese chimera with the features of the beasts...
traditional clothing for miko is a white kosode (white robe) with a scarlet hakama (trouser-skirt). The combination of kosode and hakama is considered to be the...
Kasa-obake – An animated paper umbrella. Also known as karakasa-obake. Kosode-no-te – A possessed kimono robe Koto-furunushi – An animated koto Kurayarō...
theatrical costuming, which inspired general public use by both sexes, for the kosode (precursor of the kimono), the obi, and other garments. The name is a reference...
is a gorgeous design with different colors on the left and right of the kosode, and an extra sword. Both ends of the mustache, which were sloppily lowered...
Fragment of a kosode decorated with fan roundels, flowering vines, and wild ginger leaves in the original tsujigahana style, Momoyama period (1568-1615)...
OCLC 990574229. Iwao, Nagasaki (2015). "Clad in the aesthetics of tradition: from kosode to kimono". In Jackson, Anna (ed.). Kimono: the art and evolution of Japanese...
Reality. World Scientific. p. 142. ISBN 9789810218652. "Court Lady's Garment (Kosode) with Swallows and Bells on Blossoming Cherry Tree", Asian Art at The Met...
17th century Noh mask from the Konparu school, Edo period, 18th century Kosode, Edo period, 18th century Eagle by Suzuki Chokichi, 1892 The Heiseikan (平成館...
apparently reunited at Sunpu Castle, and Ieyasu bestowed Murata a kosode for the occasion. The kosode and Julia's letters were discovered in April 2023 and are...
objects of craftsmanship. Traditionally, Japanese clothing – first the kosode and its later evolution, the kimono – did not have pockets. Though the sleeves...
important collectors of Japanese art in Paris. His collections included kosode-style kimono, paintings, bronze, ceramics, screens and a number of bijin-ningyō...
period, before which most kimono-like garments were referred to as the kosode ('short sleeve'), with longer-sleeved garments being known as furisode ('swinging...
40–45 cm (16–18 in) as standard until late in the 1600s. As a result, the kosode, the direct predecessor of the kimono, had fuller and wider proportions...
Global Information
