gran gala

10:55 Oct 11, 2019 

...and in fact after a lot of googling I found a photograph of the interior being described (but which unfortunately I can't attach here). The whol kimono, with its obi, is carefully folded into a very large rectangle with various tassles and folds hanging down and - guess what - a small piece of lace. So my points will go to toasty as having made the best-targeted suggestion ! Thanks to everyone else too. I think I've solved the problem. But TOASTY - for me to give you the points you need to make a "suggestion":

10:47 Oct 11, 2019 

From looking at pics of how obi are displayed, it seems like there are often braided cords and tassels (maybe related to the obijime cords that tie on the obi) hanging next to the obi. The obi hangs from a short pole or sometimes more elaborate holder/hanger. Could the braided cord be the gran gala and the holder be the maniglia?

08:34 Oct 11, 2019 

..because in general the construction of the sentences in the text is - to say the least - weird. One possible way of punctuating the phrase might be "appeso a una maniglia, con una gran gala, c’è un obi intessuto d’oro".

08:32 Oct 11, 2019 

You probably want to ask for a picture and just base your description off the image rather than the text, but what if the sentence is read in this way: ""appeso a una maniglia c’è un obi intessuto d’oro con una gran gala", where 'gala' is 'trina' or 'pizzo'?

08:28 Oct 11, 2019 

..."con una gran gala" ??

Comunque è un suggerimento interessante

08:25 Oct 11, 2019 

appeso alla maniglia “in pompa magna”/“in bella vista” c’è un obi..

07:32 Oct 11, 2019 

If it does mean "a piece of cloth", i don't understand how an "obi" (which is a sash for a Japanese kimono) could be suspended by another piece of cloth. The text is completely unclear. But thanks!

22:18 Oct 10, 2019 

21:59 Oct 10, 2019 

Good evening, Mr Tom, just a question but with the term "gala"you mean a tissue, a piece of cloth? Roberta