#azerbaijanfurisode

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Parade of Nations - Azerbaijan

French: Azerbaïdjan // English: Azerbaijan // Japanese: アゼルバイジャン (Azerubaijan)

    Azerbaijan formed its National Olympic Committee in 1992 and participated in its first Olympics as a country at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics. They haven’t hosted any Olympic Games, but they’ve participated in 6 Summer Games and 6 Winter Games. The Olympic sports in which Azerbaijan has medaled are Wrestling, Judo, Shooting, Taekwondo, Boxing, and Canoeing.

Kimono Maker: Morikawa Akehiro/森川 明洋

    “After consulting with the embassy, while making full use of not only Yuzen Itome but also locust dyeing, the three symbols of the pomegranate flower, the design of ‘pig’ like a magatama, and the modern building ‘frame tower’ that represents flames, dyed in a beautiful color reminiscent of Azerbaijan.”[1]

Obi Maker: Shiko Co., Ltd./ 紫紘

    “Using Nishijin’s hand-woven foil technique, this work is a collection of pomegranates into a moon and stars, centered on the frame tower, which is also a symbol of Azerbaijan. The coloring is also reminiscent of the national flag.” [1]

Bibliography

Source 1 – Kimono Project for Azerbaijan

(http://kimono.piow.jp/nation/161.html)

Index Page – IOWKP x Tokyo 2020 Parade of Nations