Can you smell the steaming tofu from the pot? Isui, the woman on the left, and Hokagei, the woman on the right are having a delightful breakfast around 9am in Isui’s house. These two Japanese friends are both wealthy and are widows looking for a new husband. They have been very good friends since high school. Isui is serving Hokagei steamed tofu from a small, clay oven using chopsticks. Isui is very serious, concentrating on not dropping the small piece of food. She also doesn't want the water to drip all over the bamboo floor that was just cleaned an hour ago by the maid. The two women are also knelling down while eating. They are drinking tea from a small, black porcelain cups. In the front of the cups are vases. In them contain oils for the seasoning for the items in the clay oven. They both have different hair styles, Isui has her hair tied up into small bun, but Hokagei has her hair tied up into arches like tiny rainbows with chopsticks stuck right through them. The chopsticks, even though we don't use them, are used so the hair doesn't disentangle. They are both wearing a Japanese style clothing called kimonos, which mean “something to wear”. Kimonos were usually used for all clothing. Now, it is commonly know as wafuku, which means, “Japanese style wears”. That is what I picture after looking at the photograph. What about you?
2006-09-24
16:18:28
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