Edo-era Geta Clogs Types, Handy Chart By Nadeshiko Rin Showing From Left To Right:

Edo-era geta clogs types, handy chart by Nadeshiko Rin showing from left to right:

First Row

Azuma geta (made fashionable by a courtisan named Azuma, with tatami soles) . 吾妻下駄 Shikan geta (made fashionable by kabuki actors Utaemon the third and the first, note the wide space between the teeth for the first pair) . 芝翫下駄

Second Row

Hiyori geta (low teeth, for sunny weather) . 日和下駄

Doujima (used by merchants in Osaka, with tatami soles) . 堂島

Atomaru (round shape, slanted front) . あと丸

Third Row

Kushigata (lit. ”comb shape”) . 櫛形

Atoha (round shape, empty back) . あと歯

Atosumi (round shape, empty front) . あと角

Fourth row

Ashida (high teeth for rainy/snowy weather, worn by men) .  足駄

Ashida (high teeth for rainy/snowy weather, worn by women) . 足駄

Tsumakawatsuki geta  (with front covers, for rainy/snowy weather) . 褄皮付下駄

Last Row

Pokkuri (for young girl, or hage/courtisan servants) . ぽっくり

Yoshiwara yuujo you (used by Yoshiwara prostitutes) . 葦原遊女用

Hanshirou geta (made fashionable by kabuki actor Iwai Hanshiro V) . 半四郎下駄

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PEACEMAKER KUROGANE CHAPTER 87

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