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Women's Court Attire Seen from The Tale of Genji

  • The Tale of Genji
  • Jūnihitoe
  • Courtly Life
  • Etiquette
  • Attire

The Tale of Genji embodies classical Japanese culture, and women's court attire is an iconic representation of it. In modern times we also have the formal court dress commonly known as the jūnihitoe ("12 layers") which connects to the past through an undercurrent of culture, but the two are quite different. Part 1 explores the relationship between etiquette and women through modern court attire. Part 2 provides an overview of the transition of women's court attire from the era of The Tale of Genji to the present day. Part 3 shows the process of reconstructing women's court attire of the Heian period from The Tale of Genji picture scrolls and reference materials, and explains how to analyze the Tale of Genji from the perspective of attire.

  • Target
    Bachelor, Master, Doctor, General
  • Language
    Japanese
  • Caption
    English
  • Lecture time
    Within 15min.
  • Start month
  • Length
    Short
  • Delivery method
    Ondemand
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©Jissen Women's University.  Last Update 2024-01-31
  • Content
    学習内容
  • Staff
    スタッフ
  • Competency
    コンピテンシー
  • Contact
    お問合せ
  • Related Contents
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Content／学習内容

  • The Tale of Genji embodies classical Japanese culture, and women's court attire is an iconic representation of it. In modern times we also have the formal court dress commonly known as the jūnihitoe ("12 layers") which connects to the past through an undercurrent of culture, but the two are quite different. Part 1 explores the relationship between etiquette and women through modern court attire.

  • Part 2 provides an overview of the transition of women's court attire from the era of The Tale of Genji to the present day.

  • Part 3 shows the process of reconstructing women's court attire of the Heian period from The Tale of Genji picture scrolls and reference materials, and explains how to analyze the Tale of Genji from the perspective of attire.

Staff／スタッフ

    • Teacher
    Takakura Nagayoshi
    Jissen Women's University Visiting Professor
    26th grand Master, Takakura Style of Emondo

Competency／コンピテンシー

Learning Goal</h3

  • Understand the relationship between court etiquette and women
  • Be able to explain the transitions and background of women’s court attire
  • Be able to analyze the Tale of Genji through attire

Contact／お問合せ先

JV-Campus Secretariat

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