From Bandai comes this Ichibansho Figure of Komurasaki (Kozuki Hiyori) from One Piece. Measuring 9", she stands elegantly in a beautiful floral kimono with ornate adornments of gold pins and delicate flowers in hair while holding a coordinating folding fan. Her thick, long-lashed compassionate eyes and pretty red lips are cleanly painted. Let her grace your collection! Also Available: Ichibansho Figure One Piece Monkey D. Luffy (Dynamism of Ha) Ichibansho Figure One Piece Roronoa Zoro (Dynamism of Ha) Ichibansho Figure One Piece Sanji (Dynamism of Ha) Ichibansho Figure One Piece Portgas D. Ace (Dynamism of Ha) Ichibansho Figure One Piece Trafalgar Law (Dynamism of Ha) Ichibansho Figure One Piece Shanks (Dynamism of Ha) Ichibansho Figure One Piece Eustass Kid (Dynamism of Ha) Ichibansho Figure One Piece Boa Hancock (Hana)
Asian Clothing Figurines Review
Asian Clothing: Japanese Kimono
Kimono Type: Yuukaku Kimono: Oiran
Accuracy Rating: 4.5/5
Explanation: Excellent! The kimono silhouette and collar are mostly correct. For an oiran, her collars should be more pulled away from her neck, but I really appreciate that they’re all on her shoulders, where they should be! The number of layers is very nice as well as the heavy use of red in the kimono designs. I’m also loving the attention given to the outer kimono’s (I hesitate to call it an uchikake) construction. There’s an obvious center back seam, the collar pieces are not different colors from the body, and the shoulder seam is halfway down her arm; just as it should be! The giant yellow bow musubi has an excellent geometric pattern on it and seems to be modeled on musubi worn by Meiji period oiran within their brothels.
Her hairstyle is outstandingly accurate! She’s got maegami (i.e. bang bump), she’s got bin (i.e side-bang wings), she’s even got the giant pointed split mage (i.e. topknot)! Her selection of hairpins, dangling pins, flower kanzashi, golden knot ties and combs are outstanding and fairly realistic, too! Only negative is her wearing tabi; Oiran were infamous for always going barefoot, regardless of the weather!
