Tsunokakushi

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Japanese bride in her tsunokakushi

The Tsunokakushi (

headdress worn by brides in Shinto wedding ceremonies in Japan. This is made from a rectangular piece of cloth folded and worn to partially cover bride's hair (in modern days, often a wig), worn in the traditionally-styled bunkin takashimada (文金高島田). The tsunokakushi is typically made of white silk, matching the bride's formal kimono
outfit.

Etymology

The term is a compound of

virtuous image for the wedding.[4][5][6][7] However, this interpretation might be a folk etymology
resulting from a shift in the reading and meaning.

This specific

headdress may have been known originally as a 角隠し (sumi kakushi, literally “front-hairline hider”).[8]

Such a shift may have been facilitated by the existence of partial synonym

headdress used since at least the Heian period of 794–1185. This consisted of a triangular piece of material with one corner pointing straight up from the wearer's forehead, and 角 (tsuno, “horn”) referred to the peak of the triangle.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Nihon Kokugo Daijiten (in Japanese), Tokyo: Shogakukan; entry available online via Kotobank here
  2. Sanseido
  3. ^ Daijisen (in Japanese), Tokyo: Shogakukan; entry available online via Kotobank here
  4. ^ a b Britannica International Encyclopedia (in Japanese), Tokyo: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., entry available online via Kotobank here
  5. ^ Encyclopedia Nipponica (in Japanese), Tokyo: Shogakukan; entry available online via Kotobank here
  6. ISBN 978-0-415-14344-8
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  7. ISBN 978-0-7190-2506-8
    .
  8. ^ Gogen Yurai Jiten (Etymology Derivation Dictionary) (in Japanese), entry available online here
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