Going Out — おでかけ
- Date:
- Not set
- 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.
"Going Out" (おでかけ, odekake) depicts the moment of departure from the domestic interior — a woman or women preparing to leave the house, arranging themselves for the transition from private to public space. The odekake was a ritual of preparation as well as movement: the donning of appropriate outdoor clothing, the final adjustments of appearance, the specific bearing adopted for public life. Shuntei renders this threshold moment with his characteristic attention to the specific details of dress and preparation, the figure caught between the domestic world she leaves and the public world she enters.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Going Out — おでかけ was created by Miyagawa Shuntei (宮川春汀) in Not set.
Going Out — おでかけ depicts figures, bijin-ga, and daily life.
