Morning wife (prostitute) - Asazuma

Japanese: 朝(浅)妻(遊女) - あさづま
Morning wife (prostitute) - Asazuma

...This dance is based on a painting by Hanabusa Itcho that satirizes the concubines of the shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi. A prostitute called Asazuma dances in the guise of a Shirabyoshi on the shores of Lake Biwa, where the Chikuma Festival is held. In some versions, the background is the pond in the inner garden of the Yanagisawa family home.

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "morning wife (prostitute)" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…将軍徳川綱吉の愛妾を風刺した英(はなぶさ)一蝶の絵を材とした舞踊。筑摩祭がある琵琶湖畔で,朝(浅)妻と呼ばれた舟遊女が白拍子姿で舞う。背景を柳沢家奥庭の池とするのもある。…

※「朝(浅)妻(遊女)」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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