Hemp Leaves - Kimono Patterns – Kimono Dream Shop

Asa no Ha (Asanoha) | 麻の葉 | Hemp Leaves

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Although hemp has largely been stigmatized by the world since the end of WWII, hemp was a permanent part of cultures throughout the world for up to 10,000 years.

Repeating geometric hemp leaf pattern, made of beige lines on green.

Hemp was also the main source of fabric in Japan until cotton was introduced. It is harder to find hemp kimonos than almost all other fabrics due to the severe limits on growing hemp both in Japan and across the world. In just a couple months, hemp can grow much taller than the average person.

Solid color (iromuji) orange hemp leaf pattern.

So, the hemp leaf pattern is used on children’s clothes to wish for the child to grow quickly and healthily. It traditionally has also been used to ward off evil spirits, so the pattern has been used on maternity clothes.