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World's oldest manga is now a bra thanks to Japanese lingerie maker's art history series【Photos】
Peach John's Master's Bra design draws inspiration from an official national treasure of Japan. Japanese lingerie maker Peach John likes to incorporate artistic flourishes into its intimate apparel, and especially so with its Master's Bra series, which draws inspiration from the grand masters of the art world whose have left their mark on history with their iconic works. For the series' latest design, Peach John is taking its cues from none other than the piece of artwork that's considered by scholars to be the very first manga. The Choju-giga, or the Choju-jinbutsu-giga, to use its full name, was painted all the way back in the 11th century. A series of picture scrolls, it depicts rabbits, frogs, monkeys, and other animals wrestling, frolicking, and otherwise horsing around. The use of inked artwork to create a series of humorous scenes of anthropomorphized characters is seen as a distant forefather of the manga of modern Japan. Peach John's bra and panty set recreates artwork from the first scroll of the Choju-giga, which was painted in the late Heian period and is now an officially designated national treasure of Japan, dividing its time between the Tokyo and Kyoto National Museums. Coinciding with the release of the Choju-giga lingerie on August 13, Peach John is also once again offering their Fujin and Raijin lingerie set, based on the 18th century Wind God and Thunder God folding screen paintings of Edo period artist Ogata Korin. By nature of reproducing famous works of art, Peach John's Master's Bras customarily feature an asymmetrical design. In the case of the Fujin Raijin bra, the billowing cloth being held by the Fujin wind god and crackling ring of lightning surrounding the Raijin thunder god stretch subtly beyond the regular upper curvature of the bra, adding a touch of playfulness to the cultural significance of the cups' design. The gold color of the base material, meanwhile, represents the gold covering of the original folding screen. Joining these two Japanese classics in the Master's Bra lineup is a work from the western art world, Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night. Peach John often uses luxurious lace in its glamourous designs, but here the material is especially appropriate, as it's meant to evoke the original painting's undulating post-impressionist brushstrokes. Prices are identical regardless of design, with the bras being 4,500 yen (US$30) and bottoms, either short-style panties or thongs, 2,100 yen. For the first time, Peach John is also offering non-wire bra versions (3,800 yen)… …and, if you want to share the fashion even with people who aren't going to see you in your lingerie, there are long-sleeve pullover tops (3,800 yen) too. ▼ Though they are still rather sheer. The entire lineup is available now at Peach John physical locations and can also be ordered through the chain's online store (bras here, shorts here, thongs here, non-wire bras here, and tops here). Source: PR Times Top image: PR Times Insert images: PR Times, Wikipedia/File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), Wikipedia/Calksmods ● Want to hear about SoraNews24's latest articles as soon as they're published? Follow us on Facebook and Twitter!
Yomiuri Shimbun
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Woven Reproduction of Famed Screen Paintings Dedicated to Kenninji Temple; Artisans Took Seven Years to Weave Replica of ‘Wind God and Thunder God'
The Yomiuri Shimbun Kikuo Hirano, far left, looks at a pair of hanging scrolls, a reproduction of the 'Wind God and Thunder God Screens,' in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto. KYOTO — An exquisite, uniquely woven reproduction of the famous pair of 17th-century byobu screen paintings 'Wind God and Thunder God Screens' by Tawaraya Sotatsu, has been dedicated to Kenninji temple in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto. The original paintings, designated national treasures, are owned by the temple. The reproduction consists of two tapestries, one depicting the Wind God and the other showing the Thunder God. It is displayed as a pair of hanging scrolls, each measuring about 1.9 meters long and wide. The reproduction was made and dedicated to the temple in March by the Nishijin Textile Industry Association in Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto. The tapestries were woven with Japanese silk thread, which is difficult to obtain today, and thread made from pure gold. They were made with a unique Nishijin weaving method that requires meticulous, highly skilled craftsmanship. This method creates complex patterns which can only be woven at a rate of one square centimeter per day. Four master weavers, including Kikuo Hirano, 85, took seven years to complete this full-size reproduction of the original paintings, which was finished in 2015. The tapestries were dedicated in time for the Osaka-Kansai Expo. The dedication ceremony was held in the room of the temple's head priest, where the reproduction was hung. The president of the textile association said, 'Seeing it here, it looks wonderful, as if it's finally found its right place.' Hirano, who has been in the field for more than 70 years and was responsible for weaving the Wind God, said: 'When I examined the original paintings, I thought the key point was how they depict the clouds. I was able to make mine so that it looks like they're really floating in the air [as in the original paintings]. Kenninji chief priest Taigan Kobori said that the temple would treasure the reproductions.
