Change to wear zori - strawsandals — Zori Haki-Kae
- Date:
- 1897
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
"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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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.