Published 1891, Orimono (#2) belongs to Manners and Customs of Ladies (Fujin Fuzoku Zukushi). This series records women’s clothing, work, leisure, and domestic accomplishments during the rapidly changing Meiji period. Its elegant images preserve social practices while also reflecting contemporary ideals about femininity, education, household skill, and respectability.
The title identifies the design’s particular figure, episode, object, or place, anchoring Gekkō’s composition in a larger network of historical narrative and cultural association. The catalog identifies women as the principal motif. Gekkō uses it to clarify action, season, setting, or narrative emphasis rather than as interchangeable decoration.
Gekkō’s print style is noted for painterly contours, soft color transitions, and reserved paper, effects achieved through the collaborative disciplines of block carving and hand printing.
Additional information
| Editions | First Edition, Second Edition |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Heikichi Matsuki, Sasaki Toyokichi |
| Size | Oban |
| Subjects | women |
| Year Published | 1891 |
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