Ukiyo-e and Fashion in the Edo Period: Fashion
"Ukiyo-e and Fashion in the Edo Period: Fashion"

Introduces the fashion of the Edo period townspeople. Enjoy comparing with the ukiyo-e works exhibited in the same room.
Current exhibit includes:
Kosode (Garment with small wrist openings), Grass, tree, crane, turtle, and geometric shape design on reddish-black figured satin, Edo period, 16th century (Important Cultural Property)
Uchikake (Outer garment), Design of boxes for shell-game pieces on white figured satin ground, Edo period, 18th century
Furisode (Garment with long sleeves), Bamboo blind and cypress fan design on dark blue plain-weave silk, Edo-Meiji period, 19th century (Private collection)
Inro (Medicine case), Chicken design in maki-e lacquer, Edo period, 19th century
