sokutai court robes

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Sokutai court robes are elaborate, traditional Japanese imperial garments worn by emperors and high-ranking courtiers on the most formal state and enthronement occasions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial clothing ⓘ
traditional Japanese court garment ⓘ
associatedWith Japanese imperial court ⓘ
Shinto court rituals ⓘ
associatedWithInstitution Imperial Household Agency of Japan ⓘ
category Japanese imperial regalia and attire ⓘ
colorScheme varies by rank and role ⓘ
component akome (lined robe) ⓘ
hitoe (unlined robe) ⓘ
ho (outer robe) ⓘ
kanmuri (formal court cap) ⓘ
kyo (belt or sash) ⓘ
shaku (ritual baton) ⓘ
shitagasane (under-robe) ⓘ
ue-no-hakama (formal trousers) ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Japan ⓘ
culturalContext Japanese court culture ⓘ
designFeature formal, stiff outer robe ⓘ
long, trailing sleeves ⓘ
multiple layered garments ⓘ
etymology from Japanese "sokutai" meaning full ceremonial court attire ⓘ
formalityLevel highest court dress ⓘ
genderedCounterpart jūnihitoe (for court ladies) ⓘ
historicalPeriod Heian period ⓘ
languageOfName Japanese ⓘ
material silk ⓘ
preservedBy Imperial Household Agency archives ⓘ
regulatedBy imperial court dress codes ⓘ
relatedTo jūnihitoe ⓘ
kariginu ⓘ
traditional Japanese clothing ⓘ
requires specialist court tailors ⓘ
stillInUse yes ⓘ
symbolizes continuity of Japanese court tradition ⓘ
imperial authority ⓘ
usedBy Japanese emperor ⓘ
Japanese imperial family ⓘ
high-ranking courtiers ⓘ
usedInEvent enthronement of Emperor Naruhito ⓘ
usedOnOccasion enthronement ceremonies ⓘ
imperial accession rites ⓘ
most formal state ceremonies ⓘ
wornByGender male ⓘ
wornOver multiple under-robes ⓘ
wornWith formal court footwear ⓘ

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Sokui no rei → ceremonialDress → sokutai court robes ⓘ
subject linked to: sokui no rei