{"id":8094,"date":"2018-10-31T12:12:29","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T16:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/?p=8094"},"modified":"2018-11-23T11:35:09","modified_gmt":"2018-11-23T16:35:09","slug":"kosode-no-te","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2018\/10\/kosode-no-te\/","title":{"rendered":"Kosode no Te &#8211; Yokai Halloween 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s finally Halloween! I hope you&#8217;ve been enjoying this month of yokai coordinations as much as I have! I knew for the finale I needed something bold, and since I&#8217;d already used my hikizuri for Iso-onna, I decided to feature the drama of a kurotomesode. And really, what&#8217;s more appropriate to finish off this project than an actual haunted kimono spirit?\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/yokai.com\/kosodenote\/\">Kosode no Te<\/a>\u00a0literally means short-sleeved kimono with hands, and is typically a deceased courtesan&#8217;s kimono, or the kimono of someone with unresolved issues. Spectral hands reach out of the sleeves of the kimono and assault the person trying to wear it, or the person who may have wronged the previous owner.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-8094 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/kosode-no-te_43833090880_o.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"174\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/kosode-no-te_43833090880_o-174x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/kosode-no-te_43833090880_o-174x300.jpg 174w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/kosode-no-te_43833090880_o-600x1034.jpg 600w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/kosode-no-te_43833090880_o-594x1024.jpg 594w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/kosode-no-te_43833090880_o-87x150.jpg 87w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/kosode-no-te_43833090880_o.jpg 928w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/kosode-no-te_31778787348_o.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"174\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/kosode-no-te_31778787348_o-174x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/kosode-no-te_31778787348_o-174x300.jpg 174w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/kosode-no-te_31778787348_o-600x1034.jpg 600w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/kosode-no-te_31778787348_o-594x1024.jpg 594w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/kosode-no-te_31778787348_o-87x150.jpg 87w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/kosode-no-te_31778787348_o.jpg 928w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/kosode-no-te_31778776898_o.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/kosode-no-te_31778776898_o-188x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/kosode-no-te_31778776898_o-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/kosode-no-te_31778776898_o-600x958.jpg 600w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/kosode-no-te_31778776898_o-641x1024.jpg 641w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/kosode-no-te_31778776898_o-94x150.jpg 94w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/kosode-no-te_31778776898_o.jpg 1002w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The motif on this particular kimono is called <em>Tagasode<\/em>, or &#8220;Whose Sleeves?&#8221; and it&#8217;s literally a bunch of kimono airing out on racks. It&#8217;s absolutely perfect for this particular yokai, don&#8217;t you think? I paired it up with a vintage obi in similar desaturated vintage tones. The obi has a design of thread bobbins, further emphasising the clothing and textile motif. I decided to go with bright red accessories for a punch of almost violent colour to tie it all together.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve had such a wonderful time doing this project, I think it was my favourite Halloween theme I&#8217;ve done so far. But I am looking forward to some more &#8220;normal&#8221; coordinations, not to mention my birthday coming up in November!<\/p>\n<p>[sc name=&#8221;items&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-8094 gallery-columns-6 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/kurotome-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/kurotome-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-3311\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-3311'>\n\t\t\t\tTagasode Kurotomesode\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/nagoya-11.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/nagoya-11-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-6792\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-6792'>\n\t\t\t\tTaisho Beige Floral\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/haneri-8.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/haneri-8-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-3401\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-3401'>\n\t\t\t\tFloral\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/obiage-6.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/obiage-6-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5809\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5809'>\n\t\t\t\tRed Chirimen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/objime-56.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/objime-56-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-8144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/objime-56-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/objime-56-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/objime-56-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-8144'>\n\t\t\t\tRed Furisode\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/obiage-13.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/obiage-13-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5802\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5802'>\n\t\t\t\tRed Shigoki Obi\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s finally Halloween! I hope you&#8217;ve been enjoying this month of yokai coordinations as much as I have! I knew for the finale I needed something bold, and since I&#8217;d already used my hikizuri for Iso-onna, I decided to feature the drama of a kurotomesode. And really, what&#8217;s more appropriate to finish off this project &#8230; <a title=\"Kosode no Te &#8211; Yokai Halloween 2018\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2018\/10\/kosode-no-te\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Kosode no Te &#8211; Yokai Halloween 2018\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8191,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[878],"tags":[195,614,892,77,345,884],"class_list":["post-8094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-yokai-halloween-2018","tag-halloween","tag-kitsuplay","tag-kosode-no-te","tag-kurotomesode","tag-tagasode","tag-yokai"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8094"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8094\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8404,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8094\/revisions\/8404"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}