The rabbit and frog motifs from the Choju-giga is now available from the kimono accessory brand “SUU”!

2020.03.28

“SUU” is a kimono accessory brand launched as a sister brand of the popular accessory brand Palnart Poc. The three-dimensional appearance and fine modeling that are carefully made by hand are attractive! A new collection with a motif based on bird and beast caricatures has been added to the obi fastening series that can be enjoyed by all ages. It has an attractive vintage-like color, and you can enjoy it according to your kimono or yukata.

What is Choju-giga?

Choju-giga (鳥獣戯画, literally “Animal Caricatures”)
This is a national treasure transmitted to Kozan-ji Temple in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto. Famous for being “the oldest manga in Japan”, the play of anthropomorphic animals is drawn with a lively brushstroke. The author is unknown, and is thought to be related to the Tendai monk’s tradition of “kokoe” (improvised caricature).

There are four types of obi fasteners!

<Playing in the water>
The obi clip of the famous rabbit watering scene. It is the theory that these two rabbits are the same rabbit, and that they are different time projections with the same screen drawn before and after diving.

Playing in the water

<Catch and run>
An excerpt of rabbits and frogs from the chasing scene depicted in the thirteenth paper. There is a theory that this chasing child might be a print of medieval children’s play of printing.

Catch and run

<Frog Dengaku>
The scene of the frog’s Dengaku drawn on the 15th paper is obi-banded. It seems that Dengaku was also one of the annual events from the Middle Ages, just like printing.

Frog Dengaku

<Sumo>
Famous sumo scene. It reproduces details such as the fingertips of a frog and the expression of a rabbit. The frame is based on the flame from the mouth of the winning frog.

Sumo

Comes with original box!

It is in a box dedicated to the bird and beast caricature collection.

It comes with a retro, cute, original product card.
Wear image

Feel the Japanese culture and history♪

Sales store

Satadi Comet by Bluff Superior
Shinjuku LUMINE est store (Palnart Poc directly managed store)

Address: 3-38-1 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo LUMINE EST 6F
Next to the escalator on the central east exit side
Business hours: (Weekdays) 11: 00-21: 30
(Saturday, Sunday and public holidays) 10: 30-21: 30 Irregular holidays

>Official online shop「Palnart Poc STORE-Choju-giga Featured-」
>”SUU” Official site

Each one is colored by hand.

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