Parading of the Mochi (Rice Cakes), C (Kagami mochi hiki (鏡餅引き))

Parading of the Mochi (Rice Cakes), C (Kagami mochi hiki (鏡餅引き))

Part of a triptych (right). Five ladies watching a festival procession pulling a float of giant rice cakes (kagami mochi, 鏡餅) for the New Year celebration. The three women on the right panel are older than the two women in the middle panel.This is indicated by their hairstyles. The two girls in the middle wear their hair in a chigo-mage (稚児髷) style, a style that was based on what boys wore in the Momoyama and Azuchi eras. This style was appropriate for girls aged 5-12 who lived and worked in the palace. Some of the dancers in the background wear symbols associated with the New Year, such as a tengu mask and a lobster.

Fukuda Hatsujirô / Fukuda Kumajirō 福田熊次郎 (Firm: Gusokuya 具足屋) (active c. 1874-1898). Block Cutter: N/A

1895 (Meiji 28)

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The Customs of the Inner Palace of the Chiyoda Castle (Chiyoda no Ôoku (千代田之大奥))

print (medium), woodblock (technique), paper (materials), 10 x 15 inches (dimensions)

Japanese

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2019.0.37c

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