에도시대 우키요에(浮世繪)에 나타난 유녀(遊女)의 머리형태에 관한 고찰

A Study on Hair Shapes of Prostitutes observed in Ukiyo-e in Edo Period

Prostitutes could lead the trends because they had less social restraints in making new attempts than other public or women in the aristocracy. Ukiyo-e(Japanese woodblock prints) drawing the prostitutes realistically described clothing, makeup or head shapes so that it played the roles like the current fashion magazines for the public at that time. Accordingly, new hair shapes in accordance with the lapse of time were identified by analyzing the hair shapes in Ukiyo-e. Hair shapes might be changed because of different social atmosphere depending on the time. The public had the economic richness by the development of monetary economy in the mid-Edo period. Then, the hair styles became complicated and decorative as compared to the early days of Edo period. The hair styles showed the attempt to escape from the skillful and showy styles in the mid-Edo period in the late Edo period. Thus, the hair style returned to the natural style. In terms of the types, three hair styles, Hyogo-mage, Shimada-mage and Katsuyama-mage, were found. Even the same style was slightly different depending on the social atmosphere by period. In particular, the exaggerated hair style using Torobin which was frequently used for hair styles of courtesans since mid-Edo period emphasized the feminine beauty in Edo period. Such trend was also observed in Torobin Katsuyama-mage, a type of Katsuyama, and Torobin Yoko-hyogo, a type of Hyogo.