Dotera
A dance ( Japanese 丹 前 ) or Dotera ( 褞 袍 / 縕 袍 , also read Wanbō , Onpō , Onbō , Unpō ) is a traditional Japanese piece of clothing.
A dance is a kimono- like garment for winter that is lined with cotton wool to protect against the cold. The sleeves are wide and their opening and the dirt collar are made of thick, black silk fabric ( kurohachijō ). The outer fabric of the dance has a striped pattern and is traditionally made of omeshi crepe silk, silk pongé ( tsumugi ) or titmouse silk. However, simpler variants also use cotton for the outer fabric or, nowadays, synthetic fibers. In terms of their appearance, they therefore resemble the men's yukata , a summer kimono. In addition to body-length dancing, there is also a shorter, hip-length variant that is similar to the Haori jacket.
The name dancing comes from the dancing bath house ( 丹 前 風 呂 , dancing buro ) in Kanda at the beginning of the Edo period (17th century), which made this garment popular. Its name in turn refers to the fact that it was in front of ( zen ) the residence of Hori Naoyori , who bore the title Tango no kami .
Web links
- Example of a Cotton Dancing (Japanese)