Odori program covers project

Now this is something I've wanted to do for years now!
And I finally did!
It's probably not the most polished, pretty version that could be made but I'm happy enough with it.

So basically what I've done (mind you at this stage its only what is in my personal collection, I will be contacting some other collectors to see if they would like to contribute later) is made a chart of each Odori cover for the 5 Kyoto districts.

So if you come across an odori program for sale but it doesn't have a date listed then, provided myself or one of the other contributors has it, you'll be able to look it up, recognize the cover art and now you'll know its 1963 Kamogawa ( for example)

I had the split each district up into 50 year blocks.
So Miyako and Kamogawa odori will have 1910-1950, 1950-2000 and 2000 to present.
The other three districts will just have 1950-2000 and 2000 to present.

Oh, and Kamogawa was so much fun in the 1950-2000 block... You know, because they had both a spring and an autumn dance...........

Anyway.
Sorry I can't add the photos because they are too large so I've just linked them to my Flickr account.

Miyako:
1910-1950
1950-2000
2000 to Present

Kamogawa;
1910-1950
1950-2000
2000 to Present

Kyo:
1950-2000
2000 to Present

Gion:
1950-2000
2000 to Present

Kitano:
1950-2000
2000 to Present

I know a bunch of links doesn't look that exciting but have a look if you're curious, it is actually pretty interesting.

New purchases

Kimono wise I've hardly bought anything for myself this year, I suppose that's partially because once you've been collecting kimono for a few years generally you start to create a well balanced collection, one or two of everything.

I've bought a few dance programs, a few pre-ww2 Kamogawa and a couple 1970s Miyako and Kyo odori. I really need to make time to scan a few of those in.

So a couple of dance programs and also something special!
A few weeks ago on YJA there was a couple of maiko hikizuri up for auction ( also a few han'eri and one darari!)
I was incredibly lucky in those auctions.
I managed to snag a han'eri and a hikizuri!

The three han'eri that sold went cheaply, I think that's because most people were throwing the big money at the hikizuri and darari.
The han'eri has seen better days, it has heavily dirty with red marks... Perhaps it could be spot cleaned?
Has anyone had any experience cleaning embroidery?

The maiko hikizuri isn't in good condition either, it does have some slight discolouration on the body and some prominent stains on the front, nevertheless the actual design is beautiful, subtle and elegant.

Enough talk, photos!

Sorry for the lame photos, I would like to sew the collar up and dress up my mannequin later :)

Yeah I was really having a bad photo day huh? Blurry as...
Anyway, I tried to capture all the subtle shading on the leaves, I must seriously have a thing for autumn leaves on my kimono...
The combination of ivy and bamboo is a bit different, or at least I haven't seen it many times.
Bamboo is a pretty common theme on kimono as is ivy I spose but I guess I just don't see it as much.
Plus the purple background really makes the greens and reds pop :)

The han'eri is a senior maiko collar, my first, the others I have are more for younger maiko. But like I mentioned before it'll need a clean somehow, we'll see how that goes.
Because if I'm honest with myself it'll take me 4 months just to sew it onto a chikara-nuno/emon-nuki.
Poor time management skills? I gots them.

To top it off I'm going to make an ivy obidome!
It'll look all matchy-matchy like my waterlily ensemble
(In a good way I hope)

Which darari obi do you think I should use?
Black with gold ume
Orange with gold kiku and kiri
or the white and gold two piece obi

I personally think all would go ok, but the black would really make a strong impression (junior) or the white and gold for a more subtle look (senior).

Etsy listings- Odori programs

So its been about a week since I opened the Etsy shop and its going rather well I think.
I was worried that because it isn't as popular as eBay that it would take a while to sell things but I've already sold a couple of things so I think its all good :)

Today I listed all the pre-1993 odori programs for sale to my Etsy Shop, that just leaves the 2008 and 1994 Miyako odori not on Etsy but is still available through my Flickr.

Miyako Odori:

Left coloumn:
Miyako 1986 $16.50 Good condition, cover has some general wear and creases but still very good.
Miyako 1971 $42.50 Fragile conditon, spine is coming apart, cover has some marks.
Miyako 1992 $16.50 Small marks on covers, spine in good condition.
Miyako 1931 $47.50 Fragile condition, spine coming apart, inside pages have age spots and colour.

Right hand coloumn:
Miyako 1983 $16.50 Good condition, cover has creases and general wear.
Miyako 2008 $16.50 Good condition, cover does and some creases and general wear.
Miyako 1994 $16.50 Small scuffs on covers, otherwise good.
Miyako 1933 $47.50 Fragile condition, spine coming apart, inside pages have age spots and coloured.

Kyo 1951 $37.50 fragile condition. Spine is fraying, small marks and age spots on covers.

Kitano 1992 $16.50 Small marks on covers but otherwise good condition.

Top row:
Kamogawa 1966
Kamogawa 1987
Kamogawa 1986

Second row:
Kamogawa 1988
Kamogawa 1986
Kamogawa 1958

All Kamogawa odori are $16.50 in good condition, cover has general wear and creases.

I will be adding more kimono and obi soon, as well as more maiko/geiko photo books :)

Kanzashi and Odori programmes for sale.

I'm in the process of having a very hard look at my entire kimono collection and selling the majority of them...

And all the other bits and pieces I've collected over the years, I've been a bit slack and haven't uploaded photos of everything to Flickr but I am now...

Today I've got odori programmes and kanzashi for sale on my Flickr, if they don't sell in a few months I'll list them on eBay

Here's my Flickr folder with things for sale

Wedding kanzashi I think $8

Pair of plastic kanzashi with flowers.

Has some slight scratches, please see photos.

Good condition otherwise.

$15 for the pair.

Pair of kanzashi with diamonties.
Made of fabric coated in plastic.
$10

Pair of red and black kanzashi.
Good condition, plastic.
$10.

Pair of kanzashi.
Good condition, plastic.
One is tortoise shell like with painted flowers, other is glittery.
$15.

Pair of kanzashi made of plastic.
Good condition, $15.

Pair of kanzashi made of plastic.
Good condition, $15.

Miyako Odori:

Left coloumn:
Miyako 1986 $15 Good condition, cover has some general wear and creases but still very good.
Miyako 1971 $40 Fragile conditon, spine is coming apart, cover has some marks.
Miyako 1992 $15 Small marks on covers, spine in good condition.
Miyako 1931 $45 Fragile condition, spine coming apart, inside pages have age spots and colour.

Right hand coloumn:
Miyako 1983 $15 Good condition, cover has creases and general wear.
Miyako 2008 $15 Good condition, cover does and some creases and general wear.
Miyako 1994 $15 Small scuffs on covers, otherwise good.
Miyako 1933 $45 Fragile condition, spine coming apart, inside pages have age spots and coloured.

Kyo, Kitano odori and Kabuki:

Clockwise:

Kyo 1951 $35 fragile condition. Spine is fraying, small marks and age spots on covers.

Kaomise Kabuki 1961 $5 good condition, cover has general wear and creases.

Kitano 1992 $15 Small marks on covers but otherwise good condition.

Kamogawa odori:

Top row:
Kamogawa 1966
Kamogawa 1987
Kamogawa 1986

Second row:
Kamogawa 1988
Kamogawa 1986
Kamogawa 1958

All Kamogawa odori are $15 in good condition, cover has general wear and creases.

Please contact me via this blog, on my Flickr page, on the Immortal Geisha or Tsuruko Maiko forums if you are interested in anything, thankyou!

Yet more odori uploads

These are my last uploads for a while: as I'm all square on the scanning front, no more to do!
Until my others arrive from Noppin that is....

Anyway:

Kyo odori:

1952 Kyo

1955 Kyo

1958 Kyo

1929 Kamogawa

1961 Miyako

1964 Miyako

Done!

Scans and Biyosugata!

Trying to knuckle down and scan more goodies in!

I finally grew enough balls to scan my 1913 Miyako odori, I've been putting it off for best part of half a year but its done now!

Have also done 1926 Miyako and 1929 Kamogawa and some lovely old (Taisho) and vinatge (60's) postcards.

I've got a 1964 (I think) Miyako and three 1950's Kyo odori to scan and edit then share with everyone!

A couple of weeks ago I picked up about half of my kimono collection Yay!!!

Its also Immortal Geisha's 10th year anniversary this year and I've been wanting to dress in my IG coloured kimono with my new lotus obi to celebrate:

I thought I'd try using my Biyosugata out just to tie a normal taiko..... Well it sucked! I haven't used a Biyo before so I guess it was going to be difficult the first time anyway but I just couldn't get the hang of it!

I went and read the IG thread of how to use a Biyosugata and think I picked up a few hints, I'll hopefully try again in a few days with pictures... Maybe...

I also am going to take new photos of all my kimono stuffs, I started with my maiko hikizuri with pine and crane design:

See more photos here

I haven't really shared any of my recent purchases lately but I do have a few, most excitedly I won three massive lots of odori programs a few weeks ago:

WOOHOO! It'll be a couple of months probably before I scan/uploads these but I just wanted to share :)