YAMASHIRO HIROAKI - HAZICI

YAMASHIRO HIROAKI
Hazici

Published by Koubunken, 2020
Book size 21 x 15 x 0.7cm
Pages 111 pages
New edition
Softcover
Language Japanese
ISBN 978-4-87498-734-6

The book exposes the history of the rise and the fall of the mysterious culture of Ryukyu and their traditions. Hadžići is a custom tattooing tradition made on the back of the hand that has been passed from one generation to another but only on women. The culture has disappeared in the contemporary world by the end of 1990, therefore the book explores the memories and these women living in the culture with 77 memories and images both in color and in black and white.

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The book exposes the history of the rise and fall of the mysterious Ryukyu culture and their traditions. Hadžići is a custom tattoo tradition done on the back of the hand that has been passed down from one generation to another but only about women. The culture disappeared in the contemporary world in the late 1990s, so the book explores the memories and these women living in the culture with 77 memories and images in both color and black and white.


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