eboshi; black-lacquered court cap
Historical term for a formal cap originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan, made of silk, cloth, or paper and coated with black lacquer. Still seen in traditional ceremonies and period dramas.
In period dramas, nobles wear eboshi caps.
The eboshi was part of the court attire in the Heian period.
soft, crumpled, unlacquered eboshi (headwear)
adult name; name taken upon coming of age
goose barnacle
man-of-war fish
turaco; touraco; loerie
Standard kanji spelling for this historical headgear.
Kana spelling is sometimes used in explanatory or learner contexts.
Developed from earlier えぼうし, representing the court cap name 烏帽子. The spelling is a Chinese compound referring to a black cap, with 烏 evoking its crow-black color.
Portuguese man-of-war