, ▁and ▁sexual ity ▁of ▁women . ▁Bre asts , ▁lips , ▁skin , ▁and ▁shoulders ▁are ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁symbol ▁for ▁the ▁independent ▁beauty ▁and ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁young ▁woman . ▁At ▁one ▁point ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁a ▁sheep ▁is ▁taken ▁as ▁a ▁met ap hor ▁for ▁the ▁young ▁woman ▁losing ▁her ▁way . ▁Through out ▁the ▁collection ▁there ▁are ▁many ▁words ▁which ▁have ▁religious ▁undert ones ▁in ▁Buddh ism , ▁and ▁the ▁s ut ras ▁are ▁directly ▁referenced ▁in ▁one ▁poem . ▁ ▁Cultural ▁impact ▁Mid are g ami ▁challeng ed ▁the ▁fe ud al ▁view ▁of ▁women ▁as ▁those ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁children ▁and ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁family ' s ▁domestic ▁life . ▁During ▁the ▁early ▁tw enti eth ▁century , ▁the ▁current ▁status ▁of ▁women ▁in ▁Japan ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁the ▁phrase , ▁“ On na ▁s ank ai ▁ni ▁ie ▁n ashi ” ▁( W omen ▁have ▁no ▁home ▁in ▁their ▁three ▁lives ), ▁which ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁women ▁in ▁their ▁expected ▁roles ▁as ▁daughter , ▁house w ife , ▁and ▁mother ▁were ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁patri arch al ▁tr inity ▁of ▁father , ▁husband , ▁and ▁son . ▁Y os ano ' s ▁po ems ▁turned ▁the ▁symbol ic ▁reference ▁of ▁the ▁female ▁body ▁from ▁mother hood ▁and ▁child - feed ing ▁to ▁an ▁expression ▁of ▁natural ▁beauty , ▁especially ▁for ▁young ▁women . ▁ ▁Mid are g ami ▁also ▁sub vert ed ▁the ▁contemporary ▁norm s ▁of ▁femin ine ▁mod esty