Janome Umbrella - Janomegasa

Japanese: 蛇の目傘 - じゃのめがさ
Janome Umbrella - Janomegasa

A type of Japanese umbrella used in rainy weather, mostly used by women. This umbrella is characterized by navy blue Tosa paper pasted around the center and edges, with white paper pasted in between, and when opened, a thick, ring-shaped snake-eye pattern appears, hence the name. It was invented during the Genroku period (1688-1704) as an improvement over the bangasa umbrella. During the time of the eighth Tokugawa Shogun, Yoshimune, the practice of having a family crest became popular among women and connoisseurs. Shibu-janome is painted with a mixture of shibu and red ochre in the center and edges, leaving the middle part white, while yakko-janome is painted only on the edges in a light black color.

From the time of the Kyoho and Genbun eras (1716-1741), light umbrellas with thin handles were popular, and later they came to be called thin umbrellas and were carried on the waist. After the end of the Edo period, with the introduction of Western culture and the introduction of Western umbrellas with metal frames that were stronger than Japanese umbrellas, umbrellas fell out of use. Nowadays, they have become a fashionable item for Kabuki actors and those who are looking for chic styles.

[Takeshi Endo]

[Reference] | Umbrella
Janome Umbrella
Patterns on a janome umbrella. The one on the right is a black janome, and the one on the left is a slave janome. Kitagawa Morisada, "Morizada Manko", Vol. 30, National Diet Library

Janome Umbrella


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

雨天に用いる和傘の一種で、多くは女性のさすものである。この傘は、中央と周囲に紺の土佐紙を張り、その中間に白紙を張り巡らすのが特徴で、傘を開くと、太い輪の蛇の目模様が出るところからこの名が生まれた。元禄(げんろく)年間(1688~1704)に番傘を改良して考案されたものである。徳川8代将軍吉宗(よしむね)の時世に、定紋をつけることが起こり、これが女性や通人の間で流行した。渋(しぶ)蛇の目は中央と周囲を渋と「べんがら」を混ぜて塗り、中間を白く抜いたもの、奴(やっこ)蛇の目は周囲だけを薄黒くしたものである。

 享保(きょうほう)・元文(げんぶん)(1716~41)のころから、柄(え)を細くした軽い傘が好まれ、のちにはこれを細傘といって腰にさして歩いた。幕末以降、欧米文化がもたらされて、和傘よりもじょうぶな金属骨の洋傘が入ってきてからはあまり使われなくなった。現在では歌舞伎(かぶき)や粋(いき)向きの趣好品と化している。

[遠藤 武]

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蛇の目傘
蛇の目傘の模様。右が黒蛇の目、左が奴蛇の目。喜田川守貞著『守貞漫稿』 巻30国立国会図書館所蔵">

蛇の目傘


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