{"id":1526,"date":"2011-07-31T14:27:22","date_gmt":"2011-07-31T18:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/?p=1526"},"modified":"2011-07-31T14:27:22","modified_gmt":"2011-07-31T18:27:22","slug":"blue-embroidered-irotomesode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2011\/07\/blue-embroidered-irotomesode\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue embroidered irotomesode."},"content":{"rendered":"

So recently I was informed that there are a couple of sellers on Yahoo Japan<\/a> who ship internationally, and accept PayPal, rather than necessitating a deputy service. Needless to say, this was a pretty dangerous bit of information. I set to browsing and found a few pieces I was going to make an attempt on.<\/p>\n

I stumbled across this beauty and was instantly charmed by the rich blue colour and the incredibly detailed embroidery. It’s fairly rare to find such lush hand-done embroidery on a modern piece, which this most definitely is. I tossed out a relatively extravagant bid and figured I’d lose it anyway, due to the level of work gone into it and the size (a reasonably long 167cm!). I was pretty astounded when the auction ended at 1100 yen (just under $15 USD currently). I wondered if I’d somehow missed a pertinent fact in the auction like a huge stain or a significant tear, but no. I was just incredibly lucky.<\/p>\n

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I cannot begin to explain how amazing the embroidery is – it’s textured but still smooth, lush, and has a wonderful sheen to it without being tacky.<\/p>\n

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I love that the red on the crane’s head is done in sagara (french knot) embroidery to give it a different texture than the rest of his feathers.
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I also love how derpy and charming the tortoise looks. He’s goofy and adorable.
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All in all, it’s a stunning piece with wonderfully auspicious motifs, and I can’t wait to find a suitable coordination and event to wear it.<\/p>\n

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