{"id":1020,"date":"2011-02-15T21:00:16","date_gmt":"2011-02-16T02:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/?p=1020"},"modified":"2011-02-28T15:16:15","modified_gmt":"2011-02-28T20:16:15","slug":"grey-poppy-houmongi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2011\/02\/grey-poppy-houmongi\/","title":{"rendered":"Grey poppy houmongi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday was quite an exciting mail day! On top of the obi I posted about<\/a>, I received a couple of books I’d been waiting for and this beauty. The obi yesterday was so special and so heartwarming that I wanted to make sure it had its own entry, so here’s the other item I received!<\/p>\n

Since I started collecting kimono, one of the things on my life’s want list has been a kimono with poppies on it. They’re not a particularly common motif, so it’s been a long and arduous hunt. I wanted poppies for several reasons. Firstly, my mother’s name is Poppy (okay, it’s technically \u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc\u03c0\u03b7 but she goes by Poppy now for obvious reasons). Secondly, as a Canadian with family members who have served in the military for generations, the significance of the poppy as a symbol of remembrance<\/a> is very important to me.<\/p>\n

When I finally found this particular piece, I decided I would fight for it. Thankfully, due to a few hidden spots and a seller who a few people are having problems with lately, it didn’t go for as much as I was anticipating, which was nice. It’s a gorgeous dove-grey chirimen with really unique, vaguely psychedelic poppies. There’s also some strange batik\/bokashi hybrid designs on the background, I’ve never seen anything like them. At first it looked like dirt and stains, but on closer inspection they’re definitely intentional.<\/p>\n

\"Poppy<\/a><\/p>\n

The flowers themselves have a very unique and sort of funky style, but are definitely and absolutely poppies – the seed pods and leaves are a dead giveaway.
\n\"Poppy<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Poppy<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Poppy<\/a><\/p>\n

Another awsome thing about this kimono is that it’s signed. There’s a signature on the inside okumi panel that would be hidden when worn, but it makes it a little more special to me.
\n\"Poppy<\/a><\/p>\n

There will be kitsuke photos of this particular piece soon, but I won’t be wearing it \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yesterday was quite an exciting mail day! On top of the obi I posted about, I received a couple of books I’d been waiting for and this beauty. The obi yesterday was so special and so heartwarming that I wanted to make sure it had its own entry, so here’s\u2026<\/p>\n

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