Ceremony of growing up Genbukuyoshi (title on object) A series for the Hanazono poetry association (series title) Hanazono bantsuzuki (series title on object), A young vrwou sits in front of her mirror to shave her eyebrows. Japanese women used to shave their eyebrows, blacken their teeth and put up their hair after getting married. With three poems. The prints from this series are in line with the belief that the first activities of the new year were extra special. The red cartouche on the prints refers to almanacs in which it was indicated which activities could or could not be undertaken on certain days by people born in a certain year, mirror, care of the hair, Totoya Hokkei (mentioned on object), Japan, c. 1822, paper, polishing, h 204 mm ⊙ w 178 mm.