著者

古川 咲 Saki Furukawa

雑誌

共立女子大学博物館 年報/ 紀要 = Kyoritsu Women's University Museum annual report & bulletin

巻号頁・発行日

no.3, pp.43-55, 2020-03

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Ordinary women in the late Edo period wore different types of kosode for special occasions (Hare) and for everyday use (Ke). However, it remains unclear what types of kosode were worn specifically for each occasion. This study investigates this matter using Morisada Mankou, which is highly regarded as a resource for the clothing customs of that time because of its detailed descriptions of manners and customs of the late Edo period.It is found that the situations of special occasions and everyday use in Morisada Mankou were further divided, producing four broad types (Rei, Hare, Ryaku, and Ke) ; women wore different types of kosode for each of these occasions. It is also found that the material from which kosode were made was considered to be particularly important with regard to the choice of the appropriate types of kosode for the four types of situations. It is clear that high-quality materials such as silk and ramie were used for kosode worn on special occasions; cotton, which is a cheap, durable material, was chosen for kosode worn in everyday life.