Product Description
- manufacturing in Japan
- 100% black silk
- Reversible
- The stitched pattern on the lining represents the Meoto iwa (rock couple) in Ise Prefecture ❨Wakayama❩
- Adorned with 5 samurai family crests of the Takenaka clan
- Beautiful finish.
- Comfortable
- Very good condition like new
- This type of haori was once worn by samurai warriors over the ceremonial kimono.
- To wear over the antique kimono or keikogi and with the hakama Umanori Shima striped for Iaido/Kenjutsu practice
- Interview:dry clean / iron 60 degrees if necessary
Dimension:
Height:104cm
Shoulder to shoulder width:61cm
Width from sleeve to sleeve:131cm
Sleeve height:51cm
Sleeve width:33cm
About
Takenaka Clan
The Takenaka clan (竹中氏, Takenaka-shi) is a Japanese samurai clan descended from the Toki branch of the Seiwa-Genji family.
The family, which owns land in Fuwa District of Mino Prefecture, was founded by Iwate Shigeuji who was the first to take the name "Takenaka."
The family, well known under the leadership of the strategist Takenaka Shigeharu (Hanbei), became hatamoto under Tokugawa Ieyasu.
during the Edo period. Shigekata Takenaka, the head of the family during the Bakumatsu period, was a renowned commander during the Boshin War.
A branch of the Takenaka family was daimyo of the Takada until 1634, then of the Funai domain (Bungo province), before seeing its lands returned to the shogunate.
Takenaka Shigeharu
Takenaka Shigeharu (The wolf is the wolf, –), also called “Hanbei”(半兵衛), was a samurai during the Sengoku period in 15th century century. He initially served the Saitō clan of Mino Province, but instigated an uprising and took control of the Saitō clan's castle on Mount Kinka. Toyotomi Hideyoshi was so impressed by this tactic that he invited Shigeharu to join his forces as a strategist. Shigeharu made many contributions to Hideyoshi with his exceptional talent in this area.
He died of illness during Hideyoshi's attack on the Mōri in the Chūgoku region while Miki Castle was under siege. Takenaka Shigekado, Shigeharu's son and successor, continued to serve Hideyoshi after his father's death. At the Battle of Sekigahara, he fought on the side of Tokugawa Ieyasu, and his holdings in Bodaisan were secured. The Takenaka family thus became a hatamoto family, and soon moved from their old Bodaisan Castle to the new Iwate Castle. The Takenaka lands included the village of Sekigahara.
In the mid-19th century, Takenaka Shigekata, a descendant of Shigeharu, was commander of the Tokugawa forces in Fushimi during the Battle of Toba-Fushimi.
Meoto Iwa
Meoto Iwa (夫婦岩), or the Married Rocks, are a pair of small rocks located in the sea facing Ise in Mie Prefecture, Japan. They are linked by a shimenawa (sacred rope made of rice straw) and are considered sacred by worshipers at the nearby Shinto shrine, Futami Okitama Jinja (The stingray of the sea). The rocks represent the union between man and woman in marriage. The rope, which weighs over a ton, must be replaced several times a year during a special ceremony. The largest rock, which is said to represent the man, has a small torii on its peak. In June, the sun rises between the two rocks, attracting many photographers. (source wikipedia)
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