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「花の色はうつりにけりないたづらに わが身世にふるながめせしまに」

西陣織の帯に使われる伝統的な引箔を用い、散らし書きならぬ散らし貼りをしている。

平安時代に絶世の美女と言われた小野小町が晩年容姿の衰えを長雨の後に散った花に例えた。歌人として活躍した彼女が何故それほど容姿にこだわったのか。

私が生まれた 1985 年に男女雇用機会均等法が施行されたが、現在でも男性中心の社会は根強く続いている。女性の社会での価値とは何なのか。不平等な社会はまだまだ変わらなさそうだ。

"Hana no iro wa utsuri ni keri na itazura ni waga mi yo ni furu nagame seshi ma ni."

The traditional thin foil used for Nishijin-ori obi (sash) is used in this work, and the work is done in the manner of scattering, not scattering, writing.

Ono no Komachi, who was considered one of the most beautiful women of the Heian period (794-1185), compared the decline of her appearance in her later years to a flower that fell after a long rain. Why was she so concerned about her appearance when she was an active poetess?

The Equal Employment Opportunity Law came into effect in 1985, the year I was born, but even today, male-centered society persists. What is the value of women in society? It seems that the unequal society is not going to change yet.