Suspension - Kakeobi

Japanese: 懸帯 - かけおび

This refers to the obi attached to the mo (skirt) in the Edo period and the obi that women tied from the chest to the back when visiting shrines and temples in the Heian period. (1) In the Heian period, the mo came to be worn formally at the back of the garment, and the strings were decorated and became something like a hikigoshi (a traditional Japanese waistband). However, after the Kamakura period, the mo was no longer used in peacetime, and the way it was worn also changed. In the Edo period, the mo came to be worn with embroidery made from the same material as the karaginu (traditional Chinese garment), or with a sash decorated with threads attached to the back of the mo, which was then hung over the chest over the shoulders, and this was called the mo no sash.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

江戸時代の裳（も）についている帯と，平安時代の社寺参拝などのとき女子が胸から背にかけて垂れ結んだ帯をいう。(1)裳は平安時代になって形式的に衣の後ろにつけるようになり，そのひもも装飾化して引腰（ひきごし）などというものもできたが，鎌倉時代以後，裳は平時には用いられなくなり，その着装法にも変化が起こった。江戸時代に至って，この裳をつけるのに，唐衣（からぎぬ）と同じきれでこれにししゅうをしたり，あるいは糸の飾りをおいた帯を裳の後ろの腰につけて，これを肩越しに胸にかけてつるようになり，これを裳の懸帯といった。

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