Koi Carp Ring 'Akiruno' Men's Kimono Jacket This is the uchiwa —

This is the uchiwa — the flat

given the strap's heritage — as well as with a traditional yukata

Ideal as a true statement layer over the plainest of bases

which only sharpens its presence

it's the written word worn close

Koi Carp Ring 'Akiruno' Men's Kimono Jacket This is the uchiwa —The wide ring with two koi swimming face to face Two koi meet across the face of this wide silver band, heads turned toward each other, scaled bodies and flowing fins worked in relief around the ring. Where the coiled version is one leaping fish, this is a pair a balanced, almost yin yang composition of two carp circling together. The relief catches the detail of each fish: the layered scales, the trailing fins, the round eyes, all raised against an