Sokutai

The Showa Emperor on his enthronement ceremony wearing a sokutai and holding a shaku

The sokutai (束帯^?) is a complex dress that was only worn by courtiers, aristocrats and the emperor at the court in Japan. Part of a sokutai are the shaku (笏^?), a flat ritual baton or scepter, and a hat called kanmuri (冠^?) (see photo).

No longer in normal use, the sokutai is however still worn by imperial court members in rare occasions such as weddings and enthronement ceremonies.

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