Otaiko Musubi - Otaiko Musubi

Japanese: お太鼓結び - おたいこむすび
Otaiko Musubi - Otaiko Musubi

... A length of 12 shaku and a width of 9 sun became the standard for obi from the Kyoho era (1716-36) onwards, and as the number of different ways of tying increased, obi became the center of the beauty of women's clothing, giving birth to the unique beauty of Japanese clothing. The Bunko tying style, which is still used today, is said to have started around the Horeki and Meiwa eras (1751-72), and the most commonly used Taiko tying style (Otaiko tying style) is said to be the style of obi that geisha tied in 1813 (Bunka 10) when the Taikobashi Bridge at Kameido Tenjin in Edo was rebuilt. It was also from the Bunka and Bunsei eras (1804-30) that the O-Obi became popular regardless of age, and it was around this time that obidome began to be used. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Otaiko Musubi" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 1丈2尺に9寸幅というのは,ほぼ享保(1716‐36)以後,帯の基準となり,結び方もさらに種類が増えていった結果,帯が女装美の中心となり,ここに独特の和装の美が生まれることになったのである。現在でも行われている文庫結びは宝暦・明和(1751‐72)のころに始まったと伝えられているし,また,最も一般に普及している太鼓結び(お太鼓結び)は,1813年(文化10)江戸亀戸天神の太鼓橋が再建されたとき,芸者衆がそれにちなんで結んだ帯の形であるといわれている。また後帯が年齢にかかわらず多くなったのも,文化・文政(1804‐30)からであり,帯留をするようになったのも,ほぼこのころからである。…

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