Kallol Datta
Poster 01, 2025
Reconstructed sarie; silk, thread, cotton and polyester
6 1/2 x 14 in
16.5 x 35.6 cm
16.5 x 35.6 cm
The original poster was of a shop promoting shows and waka poems (from the Meiji, Taishō and Shōwa periods, as well as the modern era). Poster 01 contains the ‘Seven...
The original poster was of a shop promoting shows and waka poems (from the Meiji, Taishō and Shōwa periods, as well as the modern era). Poster 01 contains the ‘Seven Evils Rules’ set out for women to avoid and and men to use as grounds for divorce during the Joseon period - the inability to bear a son, disobedience to her parents-in-law, adultery, displays of jealousy, chronic illness, theft and loquacity.