page_title: Tasuki (sash)
section_title: Overview
hierarchical_section_title: Tasuki (sash) / Overview
caption_attribution_description: English: Identifier: silkitsorigincul00shef (find matches) Title: Silk; its origin, culture, and manufacture; Year: 1911 (1910s) Authors: Sheffeld, Charles Arthur, b. 1873 Subjects: Silk Silk industry Sericulture Publisher: Florence, Mass., The Corticelli silk mills Contributing Library: The Library of Congress Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: souvenirs and many scholars are only too glad to buy theseto take home. Teachers will please notice that we make aspecial offer on orders for large lots. Each box containstwo cocoons. Price, by mail, postpaid, 1 box, 5 cents&#160;; 10boxes, 40 cents&#160;; 25 boxes, 75 cents. We invite correspondence with teachers desiring speci-mens for schoolroom use. All questions will be cheerfullyanswered if a 2-cent stamp is inclosed for reply. Weare anxious to help every school to obtain what it needs. Corticelli Silk Mills, Florence, Mass. 46 Text Appearing After Image: Teachers* Silk Culture Chart, This chart has over thirty engravings showing thedifferent steps in the culture and manufacture of silk.Printed on heavy coated cardboard v^ith reinforced top Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
context_page_description: A tasuki is a fashion accessory used for holding up the long sleeves of the Japanese kimono. It is a sash made from either cloth or cord that loops over each shoulder and crosses over the wearer's back. The bottom of the kimono sleeves can then be tucked into the loop, so that they don't hang so low.
context_section_description: In modern Japanese history, tasuki were used by many people as everyday practical accessories, but in ancient Japan they were an exclusive accessory used by the Shinto clergy during ceremonies.
  Terracotta Haniwa dating to the Kofun period that were excavated in Gunma Prefecture depict Shinto miko wearing tasuki.
  During the Edo period tasuki were worn by manual laborers for the mobility they would have had if they weren't wearing kimono. The tasuki allowed the kimono wearer to work without large sleeves getting in the way of the job, and without risking damage to the expensive garment.
  Tasuki are still used for both practical and aesthetic reasons, and as a ceremonial accessory by shinto miko. 
  People involved in the proceedings of Japanese festivals, such as Japanese traditional dancers at odori festivals or those tasked with pulling the danjiri at danjiri festivals wear tasuki over their kimono or yukata for unimpeded movement. As many danjiri and odori festivals are held outside during the summer, tasuki also help the wearer keep cool while they work. 
  Bōsōzoku motorcycle gang members wear tasuki for aesthetic reasons, as a part of their special attack clothing (特攻服, Tokkō-fuku), an attempt to imitate WWII kamikaze pilots.
caption: Women wearing tasuki while inspecting silk worm eggs.
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