Change to wear zori - strawsandals — Zori Haki-Kae
- Date:
- 1897
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Key value factors: As self-carved and self-printed works, sosaku-hanga value is tied to the artist's reputation and edition size. Larger formats, earlier editions, and historically significant works command the highest prices.
"Change to Wear Zori" (草履履き換え, Zori Haki-Kae, 1897) depicts the specific domestic activity of changing from indoor to outdoor footwear — the moment of putting on straw sandals (zori) before leaving the house, or changing from outdoor to indoor footwear upon entering. This seemingly trivial domestic act was a significant threshold ritual in Japanese domestic culture, marking the boundary between interior and exterior, between the private world of the household and the public world beyond. Shuntei renders this liminal moment with his characteristic attention to the specific details of the activity.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Change to wear zori - strawsandals — Zori Haki-Kae was created by Miyagawa Shuntei (宮川春汀) in 1897.
Change to wear zori - strawsandals — Zori Haki-Kae depicts figures, bijin-ga, and daily life.
