Margarete Adler

Silent Maids or a Kimono for the dead

One of the most important Japanese virtues of women is quiet humility and modesty. Wives today still silently serve the family and the husband.

Shinin awase translates to "wrong side" and signifies winding the kimono to the left. Only the deceased are dressed with the kimono on the "wrong side". The colour white is worn at funerals AND weddings.

Factsheet

Dimensions
70cm, 50cm, 41cm (Height, Width, Depth)
Weight
10kg
Year
2019
Material
Clay, Resin, Plastic
All artworks from Margarete Adler
Scroll to top of the page