Dressing Her Daughter — 娘の仕度
- Date:
- 1897
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
"Dressing Her Daughter" (娘の仕度, Musume no shitaku, 1897) depicts a mother preparing her daughter for a formal occasion — the specific activity of dressing a young woman in formal kimono, arranging her hair, and completing her preparation for whatever social event awaited. This composition captured a moment of domestic intimacy with implications beyond the merely functional: the passing of formal knowledge from mother to daughter, the articulation of social identity through dress and presentation, the relationship between the generations expressed through the ritual of preparation.
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Dressing Her Daughter — 娘の仕度 was created by Miyagawa Shuntei (宮川春汀) in 1897.
Dressing Her Daughter — 娘の仕度 depicts figures, bijin-ga, and daily life.