Title
Okinawa Fūzoku No Zu (Drawings of Okinawa Manners and Customs) 沖縄風俗之図)
Creator
Date
1889
Format
Description
Color illustrations on washi. Accordion book with wood board covers. 35.2 cm x 21.5 cm. Sakamaki/Hawley Collection. Shōzan was born in Shuri (present Naha of Okinawa area) and began serving as a painter for the Shuri Kingdom in 1865. He was famous for painting Shuri Castle. In this book, the first four drawings express male and female hairstyles. In the past, a back part of small children's hair used to be shaved off. The painter also recorded a tattoo custom in Okinawa. Okinawa manners and customs such as market scenes, wedding, and funeral were vividly drawn.
Is Part Of
Asia - Japan Collection, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library
Page Location
111