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Aoi

No matter how much I stare at this obi, I can't figure out what this motif is supposed to be :D They made me think of a bag or some sort of fruit or vegetable. (And from the small picture I thought for a moment that they were guinea pigs :D) Any ideas?

teabot

my first thought was eggplant, but the shape is a little bit different than the typical shape of Japanese eggplant...



typical shapes i see in the grocery store are the oblong versions 長なす, but this obi looks more like 米なす (American eggplant)...

might be something else as well...

Aoi

It definitely could be it, a couple of those eggplants even have similar leaves sticking out like in the obi. Thanks!

Tsubame

my first impression was.. ticks (professional bias sorry :sigh )

and the second was eggplants indeed.
really you can find anything on obi and kimono