Book

Name/Title

Book

Entry/Object ID

0116

Description

Sewing patterns

Transcription

Parts and size designations for various parts of a kimono sawing, reading from the top and left to right: > 身 mi/shin (body) 身 mi/shin (body) 一尺 Isshaku (one shaku=0.0303 meter) width by 八尺 Hasshaku (eight shaku at 8 x 0.0303 m=meter) length; > 袖 sode (sleeve) 袖 sode (sleeve) 三尺 sanshaku (three shaku at 3 x 0.0303 meter) length by 一尺 Isshaku (one shaku=0.0303 meter) width; > 衿 eri (neck) 四寸五分 yonsun gobu (four sun at 4 x 3.030 cm=centimeter) width by 五尺 goshaku (five shaku 5 x 0.0303 m) length; > ? 五寸五分 gosun gobu (five sun and five bun 5 sun x 3.030 cm) width by 三尺五寸 sanshaku gosun (three shaku at 3 x 0.0303 m by five sun at 5 sun x 3.030 cm) length; > ツギ? tsugi ? adjoining ? 一尺 sshaku (one shaku=0.0303 meter) length by 四寸五分 yonsun gobu (four sun at 4 x 3.030 cm) width; > 下どり? shitadori ? (under ?) 二尺五寸 nishaku gosun (two shaku five sun at 2 sun 2 x3.030 cm width and 5 sun x 3.030 cm) by 五寸五分 gosun gobu (five sun and five by 5 sun x 3.030 cm) width. The blue writing on the lower right indicates: 佛光寺新町西 Bukkōji shinmachi nishi (address) (中長 帳簿部)(Nakanaga chobobu bookkeeping section). The name 中長 could read differently, e.g., Chūchō.

Dimensions

Height

15 cm

Width

22 cm

Create Date

July 7, 2021

Update Date

July 9, 2021