Te-nashi - Hospitality

Japanese: 手無 - てなし

This is the most primitive form of Japanese clothing, and was formerly known as nu no kataginu (cloth shoulder garment). In ancient times, sleeves that covered the hands with abundant fabric were a symbol of the aristocratic class of the time, while sleeveless garments that required a minimum amount of fabric and were suitable for work were the clothing of those of lower status. Ancient garments called chihaya and kanto-gi are also thought to have been sleeveless when they first appeared. In the Edo period, there were sleeveless dogi, haori, and hanten. These were also given regional nicknames such as jinbe, saruko, denchi, and chanchanko, which shows that they were widely worn nationwide by people of all ages and genders.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

最も原始的な日本の衣服形態で，古くは布肩衣（ぬのかたぎぬ）ともいう。古代においては，豊富な布で手先をおおう袖は，当時の貴族階級の象徴でもあり，これに対して，最低限の用布量と労働に適した手無の形は，身分の低い者の衣服であった。襅（ちはや），貫頭衣と呼ぶ古代以来の衣も，その発生時は無袖と思われる。江戸時代には袖なしの胴着，羽織，はんてんがあった。これらは〈じんべ〉〈さるこ〉〈でんち〉〈ちゃんちゃんこ〉などの地方別の俗称もあるところから，全国的に年齢や男女の別なく広く愛用されていたことがわかる。

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