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A Japanese man wearing a kanmuri

A kanmuri (冠, crown) is a traditional Japanese hat worn by noblemen with ceremonial dresses called sokutai and ikan (衣冠). There are several kinds used with ceremonial dresses ({{nihongo|benkan|冕冠}・raikan (礼冠)・buraikan (武礼冠), all made in metal. During the Heian period it was made of black lacquered fabric 、hitai (額)iso (磯)・{{nihongo|kanzashi|簪・Koji (巾子)・{{nihongo|ei|纓}。There are several types 厚額あつびたい・薄額・透額すきびたい・半透額などの種類がある。

Origins and evolution

Various types of kanmuri from an Edo period book

References

• Encyclopedia of Shinto. "Shaku". Kokugakuin University. Retrieved 2009-10-6. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
• Iwanami Kōjien (広辞苑) Japanese dictionary, 6th Edition (2008), DVD version
• Takada, Shizuo. "Kanmuri". Nihon Daihyakka Zensho Online (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2009-10-13.</ref>