right-over-left kimono

A kimono worn with its right side folded over its left. Traditionally this is how the recently deceased are dressed for burial, consequently it is a major faux pas to wear a kimono this way while alive. Fictional works may sometimes feature ghosts (or other beings connected to death) wearing them. Occasionally the product of artistic error.

Examples

See also

• funeral kimono
• shiroshouzoku
• triangular headpiece

External links

• "Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai: What is the White Kimono Japanese Ghosts Wear?": https://hyakumonogatari.com/2012/04/04/what-is-the-white-kimono-japanese-ghosts-wear/