Woman’s Under-Kimono (Nagajuban) with Piano Keys and Libretti from Two Songbooks

Japan

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This under-kimono, an informal garment, is decorated with a set of diagonally arranged images of piano keyboards and libretti from two songbooks, including the “Lullaby of Edo” (“Edo komoriuta”), by opera singer Sekiya Toshiko (1904–1941), and the “Flowers of the Linden Tree” (“Bodaiju no hana”), by an unidentified woman named Takeko.

“Lullaby of Edo”

Sleep now, little baby girl.
When you grow up, you’ll be in Edo.
In the country, rapeseed flowers are in full bloom.
What presents did you get from your old home?
A toy drum and a flute,
A Daruma doll and a dog-shaped box!

Woman’s Under-Kimono (Nagajuban) with Piano Keys and Libretti from Two Songbooks, Silk with printed design, Japan

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