Portugal🇵🇹 the Age of Discovery👘

NO.202 Portuguese Republic ポルトガル

The sponsor of this kimono, Fukusaya co.,ltd., is a confectionery company founded in Nagasaki in 1624. I LOVE their Castella and Monaka Wafers😋

Kimono by 松井眞夫 Masao Matsui

The monument of King Enrique, the ceiling of the chapel of the University of Coimbra, the tiles of the palace (azulejos), the almond flower, the tower of Belém and the Portuguese naval training ship, THE ship, SAGRES! These motifs focus on the culture and history of Portugal at the dawn of the Age of Discovery. The pattern, which is divided into large waves, is full of elegance and style.

Obi by 洛陽織物 Rakuyo Orimono Co., Ltd.

It was carefully woven using the hand weaving technique of Nishijin and the Saga Nishiki process, focusing on the pattern of the tiles known as azulejos.

Image Reference: kimono.piow.jp

The next country I will cover is Malaysia. Reason being, I got a Postcrossing card from Malaysia recently, I was so thrilled that she wrote part of the message in Malay! Isn't that the great encouragement to be the next?