Seifuku no Shōjo (Japanese: 制服の少女, romanized: Seifuku no Shōjo, lit. 'Girl in uniform') is a Western painting created by the Japanese-ruled Taiwanese painter Mariko Kashio [zh] in 1932.[1] It was selected for the 6th Taiwan Art Exhibition.[2] The original painting is currently unknown, but its color plate are included in the 1938 "Collection of Mariko Kashio's Posthumous Works" (Chinese: 柏尾鞠子遺作集).[3]
Depicted content
Seifuku no Shōjo depicts a girl wearing a red beret, a blue and white three-lined sailor fuku with Kansai collar [zh], but without chest cover [zh], a dark blue pleated skirt, and a pin-buckle belt around her waist. She has a yellow neckscarf tied around her chest, her hands in front of her body, and a thoughtful expression. The background is a gray wall, which contrasts warm and cold with the tones of the figure's clothing.
The girl in the painting may have been a student as model, but the "Collection of Mariko Kashio's Posthumous Works" also includes a self-portrait wearing a sailor fuku, so it may also be the artist herself.[3]
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