“Ceremonial Attire” from the series An Array of Auspicious Customs of Eastern Japan (Azuma fūzoku, fukuzukushi: Tairei fuku) ca. 1889 Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu Japanese A Meiji government official dressed in a Western-style military uniform receives his cockaded hat from a female attendant, while another holds his European-style sword. The group stands in a Western-style building, probably the home of this modern man, but the women still wear traditional hakama (culottes) and robes. The word fuku in the print’s title is a pun: it can mean “auspicious” and “clothing.”. “Ceremonial Attire” fro
“Ceremonial Attire” from the series An Array of Auspicious Customs of Eastern Japan (Azuma fūzoku, fukuzukushi: Tairei fuku) ca. 1889 Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu Japanese A Meiji government official dressed in a Western-style military uniform receives his cockaded hat from a female attendant, while another holds his European-style sword. The group stands in a Western-style building, probably the home of this modern man, but the women still wear traditional hakama (culottes) and robes. The word fuku in the print’s title is a pun: it can mean “auspicious” and “clothing.”. “Ceremonial Attire” from the series An Array of Auspicious Customs of Eastern Japan (Azuma fūzoku, fukuzukushi: Tairei fuku) 55182
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