©Muga Miyahara
| Name : | Chonmage Piggy Bank |
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| Year : | 2008 |
| Material : | Glass fiber, wood, urethane coating finish |
| Size : | W1610mm H1340mm D550mm |
| Description : | Based on the theme of "Japanese history," this piece is inspired by an event that took place during the Meiji Restoration in 1868 and shocked the people of the time. As part of the movement to open Japan to the West, the government ordered all samurai to cut their hair (arranged in the traditional topknot called chonmage) to a short Western style. The piece draws its inspiration from scenes of a samurai cutting off his chonmage, which have been meticulously reenacted countless times in historical dramas. |