東京工芸大学芸術学部フェスタ2021電子図録

92 In ancient Japan, color primarily referred to the four shades red, blue, black, and white, as well as to colors that were made from natural sources. The former four colors were based on a sense of light, while the latter were created using natural materials such as plants and soil for painting and dyeing. Of the latter, the color “kurenai” was created by dyeing with safflower. Safflower is a plant originating in Egypt of the Asteraceae family that came to Japan via China. Japanese people were mesmerized by the beautiful color made with safflower dye, and they incorporated “kurenai” into their poetry to express their feelings. The color “kurenai,” while beautiful, fades easily. Thus, one particular usage of “kurenai” is as a metaphor for the transience of human emotions, a usage seen in the Man'yôshû . Our university has accumulated scientific research and video productions regarding safflower. This work, however, explores “kurenai” as used in ancient Japanese literature as a metaphor for “transient things.” ODA Tamaki earned a bachelor’s degree from Japanese Language and Literature Course, Language and Culture Department, School of Letters and Education, Ochanomizu University. She completed Doctor’s degree in Japanese Language and Literature at the Ochanomizu Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences. Doctor (Humanities). Seeking how to conduct education on“language”for surviving in our globalizing modern society, ODA goes to and from theory and practice pursuing possibilities for sustainable Japanese education with linguistic ecology as a theoretical support. FESTA-19 Poster session Division of Liberal Arts　ODA Tamaki “Kurenai” in Japanese classical l iterature —As a metaphor for transient things— the 2021 Faculty of Arts Festival