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Kaku-dai Braids

by Mitsuko Harano (Japan)

Sometimes called "the green book" or "the Vogue kakudai book"

1979, published by Nihon Vogue (Japan)
ISBN unknown
Soft cover, about 86 pages
No longer in print; somewhat hard to find; may be available from resellers

For the kakudai
In Japanese

Color plates, black-and-white diagrams with an accent color, black-and-white photos.
46 braids are in the color plates, but many are different color combinations of the
same braid.

Diagrams for 22 braids, four to twenty tama. Some are in the "Essence" book; others
are not. It is interesting to note the braid names usually differ from those in the
"Essence" book. Some braids are worked differently, although the structure is the same.

Anglicized braid names courtesy of Michael Hattori.

The sequence numbers in the list below are the order of the braids in the book. They
do not correspond to the numbers that link the braids in the color plates with the
diagrams.

Braids in this book:

Seq	Braid	Elements	Shape	Dai	Look-Up Name	Family
1	Suzuna	4	round	kakudai	Maru Yotsu (Yotsu Gumi)	Maru Yotsu (Yotsu Gumi)
2	Komochi Suzuma	4	round	kakudai	Maru Yotsu (Yotsu Gumi)	Maru Yotsu (Yotsu Gumi)
3	Mugi no Sui Taisai	8	flat	kakudai	Narabi Yotsu	Maru Yotsu (Yotsu Gumi)
4	Janome	4	round	kakudai	Kusari Yotsu Gumi	Maru Yotsu (Yotsu Gumi)
5	Mugi no Sui	8	round	kakudai	Narabi Yotsu	Maru Yotsu (Yotsu Gumi)
6	Manzai Taisai	8	square	kakudai	Kaku Yatsu	tbd
7	Edo Taisai	8	round	kakudai	Edo Yatsu	Edo Yatsu
8	Manzai	8	square	kakudai	Kaku Yatsu	Kaku Yatsu
9	Edo	8	round	kakudai	Edo Yatsu	Edo Yatsu
10	Edogawari	8	round	kakudai	Edo Yatsu Kawari	Edo Yatsu
11	Edogawari (nagari)	8	round	kakudai	Edo Yatsu Nagari	Edo Yatsu
12	Uzushio	8	round	kakudai	Kamogawa	Edo Yatsu
13	Tsukao	8	round	kakudai	Tsukao	tbd
14	One	8	round	kakudai	Edo Yatsu Kawari	Edo Yatsu
15	Tsuzumi	12	round	kakudai	Tsuzumi	tbd
16	Takenaruko Moyo	16	round	kakudai	Ajiro 16	tbd
17	Naruko Moyo	20	flat	kakudai	Ajiro 20	tbd
18	Takenaruko	16	round	kakudai	Maru Kara	tbd
19	Naruko	20	flat	kakudai	Naruko	tbd
20	Yosenami	12	round	kakudai	Maru Ajiro 12	tbd
21	Nara	16	tbd	kakudai	Nara	tbd
22	Kara-ume	20	round	kakudai	Kara Ume	tbd