Imperial Robes

[PaulG]

Can someone hook me up with some websites or actual photos that contain images of the Family wearing their traditional robes?

[Elspeth]

Have a look at our wedding forum for any of the Imperial weddings and you should see them in their traditional robes. Also, there's a photo of Empress Teimei in her coronation robes in the historical picture poll (which closed yesterday).

[PrincessElena]

At wikipedia you can see them in their robes. At least I found them there from Emperor Komei til Prince Akishino.

[PaulG]

Ah, okay.

You see, I've already got a vast collection stored away at photobucket of these sorts of pics. I think it is between 35-40 pics. I just wanted to see if I could wrap up my collection by finding any others.

[Elspeth]

There's a photo in one of the issues of Majesty magazine showing Empress Michiko dressed for her husband's enthronement ceremony in 1989. Do you have a copy of that one?

[PaulG]

Here's pics of all I've got.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...-C20TOK06C.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...an/04ph-28.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...3___20301_.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...an/930609c.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...apan/012_b.jpg

[PaulG]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...an/178473a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...untitled-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...2-16006909.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...256876-001.jpg

[PaulG]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...286910-001.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...n/U1451912.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...n/U1222347.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...UKD1945INP.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...n/U1184252.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...628713ACME.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...391069ACME.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...153248ACME.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...n/HU050751.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...1298972INP.jpg

[PaulG]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...n/U1095301.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...n/U1013401.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...pan/SF1064.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...n/BE065202.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...n/HU034201.jpg

[dragonsfire8]

Just curious, is there any special significance in the difference of coulours/patterns between the wedding robes between different members of the impirial family? For example, between the Crown Prince & Crown Prince and Prince Akishino & Princess Kiko, their wedding robes are differnt in colour/pattern, is there any special reason for that besides the difference in rank?

[Elspeth]

It may have to do with the time of year they got married. The colour combinations have a seasonal significance, so that might explain the different colours. It could be something as simple as the personal preference of the bride, but I suspect it's more symbolic.

[el-khanz]

Wow... They looked great on their Imperial robes. Thanks so much Paul for the lovely pictures.