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Reed Sandals

Pair of adult slippers Woven of skins of young bamboo shoots (takenoko-no-kawa) wrapped around straw and coiled into an oblong shape split stitch rush holds the coils in four places hanao-style sandal straps made of bamboo shoots wrapped around…

Pair of slippers

Pair of waraji style slippers Woven of young bamboo shoot skin (takenoko-no-kawa) hanao straps are wrapped and tied into the sole at the front and sides with reed. Worn previously by farmers as outdoor footwear in summer

Pair of geta sandals

Pair of koma geta (sandals) for woman AB: Red velvet hanao straps stuffed and tied to sole with fiber; unfinished kiri (palownia) wood soles with 2 cross pieces on the bottom Young woman may wear them with yukata

Pair of geta sandals

Pair of girl's geta (sandals) AB: Stuffed red velvet hanao straps painted with white spot design to replicate shibori runs through holes in soles at sides and front and tied with fiber; soles are wood lacquered in red background with yellow strip…

Pair of geta sandals

Pair of girl's geta sandals AB: Stuffed red velvet hanao straps run through holes in front and sides of soles and are tied with fiber sole top is painted in glossy peach and pink background with stylized butterfly made of circles in white red pink…

Pair of geta

Pair of woman's geta sandals AB: Twisted stuffed red and white alternating velvet hanao straps which go through holes in front and sides of sole and tied with fiber and metal fastener at front kiri (palownia) wood soles with two cross pieces on…

Pair of sandals (Okobo)

Pair of sandals (Okobo or Pukuri) for young girl for dressy occasions AB: Made of wood with upper sole of tatami woven reed stuffed brocade hanao straps in peach background with plum blossoms in white gold and grey blue goes through holes in sole and…

Pair of geta sandals

Pair of girl's geta sandals AB: Stuffed red velvet hanao straps with painted white dots extending through holes in sole and fastened with fiber wood soles with two cross pieces surface of sole is painted red with gold stripes creme yatsude leaves…

Print

Wood Block Print depicting Moon Viewing Features two women at the entrance of a room with shoji sliding doors partially open. The women kneeling in front wears a blue kimono with a cherry blossom design and the woman behind her also kneeling…

Painting

Print enhanced with painting matted and framed A: Painting of a rice winnowing scene. Appears to be black printed with outline showing in black. Painted details may have been added later. The scene is of a rice field with green paths grey hills with…