The Golden Crown - Kinkoji no Gokan

Japanese: 金巾子の御冠 - きんこじのごかん
The Golden Crown - Kinkoji no Gokan

…Also, since the Emperor never wore a cap, when in private, he would hang the tsubaki on top of a kimono and fasten it in place with a piece of danshi paper with a hole in it. This danshi paper was covered in gold leaf, so it was called the "gold kimono crown." All of these methods were intended to avoid the tsubaki from being obstructed. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the "Golden Knife Crown" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また天皇は烏帽子をかぶることがなかったから,内々では纓を巾子の上に引き起こし,檀紙(だんし)に穴をあけたものでこれを上から挿して止めておいた。この檀紙に金箔をほどこしたものを用いたので,これを金巾子の御冠と称した。これらはみな纓のさまたげになることを避けた方法であった。…

※「金巾子の御冠」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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