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      "Seaside Hawk" Vintage Boy's Miyamairi
"Seaside Hawk" Vintage Boy's Miyamairi
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This listing is for a vintage Japanese boy's formal kimono, called a miyamairi. These ceremonial kimono typically have a dramatic design in the center and are framed across the top and bottom with a dark band of color.  Family crests are typically stenciled across the top section. This style of kimono makes a beautiful display and though they are wearable, they are not play clothes and are not likely to survive the play life of an active child! See video below for more about how these are worn at festivals.
This kimono features a large gray hawk perched on rocks surrounded by the crashing ocean waves. Beautifully painted details and shading. Fan shapes on one sleeve depict a kabuto (samurai helmet) and matsu (pine). The waves continue onto the front.
There are five family crests, indicating that this is the highest level of formality and would be worn to an event where the child represents the family. The tachibana crests are brown, not the traditional white.
Miyamairi have two main purposes. First, it is a ceremonial garment draped over an infant boy for his first visit to the shrine with his parents and grandparents to thank the gods for safe delivery of the child and pray for blessings. The kimono is wrapped around the baby and the long silk bands are tied behind the mom or grandmother who holds the baby during the ceremony. Secondly, miyamairi are worn for the Shichi-Go-San festival, when the boy is five years old and goes again to the shrine to pray for his and his family's good fortune. (See video below on the Shichi-Go-San Festival day for one young family in Japan.).
                    
                      
                        Length: 39"
Width: 37"
Body/Hips: 36"
                      
                    
                  Width: 37"
Body/Hips: 36"
                      
                        Made In (Estimated): 1950s
Condition: Excellent
Fiber: Silk
Technique: Painted
Colors: Black, Blue, Gray, Brown, Gold, Silver, White
Motifs: Hawk, Waves, Kabuto, Fans
                      
                      
                    
                  Condition: Excellent
Fiber: Silk
Technique: Painted
Colors: Black, Blue, Gray, Brown, Gold, Silver, White
Motifs: Hawk, Waves, Kabuto, Fans
SKU:0525bkGB4
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