Kimono Quotes
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Sabi is the color of haikai. It is different from tranquility. For example, if an old man dresses up in armor and helmet and goes to the battlefield, or in colorful brocade kimono, attending (his lord) at a banquet, [sabi] is like this old figure.
Matsuo Basho
Keywords: an :: and :: armor :: at :: attending :: banquet :: battlefield :: brocade :: color :: colorful :: different :: dresses :: example :: figure :: for :: from :: goes :: haikai :: helmet :: his :: if :: in :: is :: it :: kimono :: like :: lord :: man :: of :: old :: or :: sabi :: the :: this :: to :: tranquility :: upSubject: Tranquility QuotesSource: thinkexist.com -
Learning how to walk in a kimono was an art form in itself - if you didn`t learn to do it properly it was like dragging a dead cat across the floor! We had to walk with a piece of paper between your knees and a tea tray balanced on your head.
Michelle Yeoh
Keywords: across :: an :: and :: art :: balanced :: between :: cat :: dead :: didn :: do :: dragging :: floor :: form :: had :: head :: how :: if :: in :: it :: itself :: kimono :: knees :: learn :: learning :: like :: of :: on :: paper :: piece :: properly :: tea :: the :: to :: tray :: walk :: was :: we :: with :: you :: yourSource: imdb.com
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The neck is kind of what`s sexy in Japan, so you have to have the kimono a little bit back. It was just a whole different way of appealing to what was sexy.
Lucy Liu
