狩かり衣ぎぬ

noun

kariginu; informal court robe

Historical term for a type of informal robe worn by Heian-period nobility and later. Often translated as 'hunting robe' but used as everyday court attire.

• 平へい安あん時じ代だいの貴き族ぞくは、普ふ段だん着ぎとして狩かり衣ぎぬを着きていた。

  Heian-period nobles wore the kariginu as everyday attire.

• 博はく物ぶつ館かんで復ふく元げんされた狩かり衣ぎぬを見けん学がくした。

  I saw a reconstructed kariginu at the museum.

noun

patterned kariginu

Edo-period variant of the kariginu with decorative patterns. Cross-referenced with 布衣 (sense 2).

See also: 布衣

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、文もん様ようの入はいった狩かり衣ぎぬも用もちいられた。

  In the Edo period, patterned kariginu were also used.