에도 시대 출판 이미지 속 여성과 차

Abstract

This study examines images of women’s tea practice (chanoyu) found in Edo-period woodblock prints such as ukiyo-e and educational books, with a focus on its social and cultural meaning. As a social gathering men’s tea practice is often represented with an emphasis on the scene in which guests come together, drink tea, and socialize. Scenes of women’s tea practice in ukiyo-e prints, on the other hand, mostly depict the image of a woman who is making tea (temae) by herself and highlight her tea utensils. This paper maintains that such variation originates from different social expectation towards tea practices of men and women. It was educational books for women (jokunsho), in particular, that influenced the formation of the discourses on women and their tea practice in the Edo period. Jokunsho presented that by learning temae procedures for chanoyu women were able to acquire manner and etiquette, which were necessary in cultivating genteel femininity. This essay argues that women’s temae scenes depicted in ukiyo-e reflect the social awareness of women’s tea practice, which was encouraged by educational books.