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9781555951153

The Women of the Pleasure Quarter

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  • ISBN13:

    9781555951153

  • ISBN10:

    1555951155

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1996-02-01
  • Publisher: Hudson Hills Pr
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Summary

Fascinating study of geisha, courtesans, kabuki performers as portrayed by masters of Japanese art from 1600 to 1868.

Table of Contents

Lenders to the Exhibitionp. 6
Acknowledgmentsp. 7
Contributorsp. 8
Forewordp. 9
Notes to the Readerp. 10
Reflections on the Floating Worldp. 13
Courtesan and Geisha: The Real Women of the Pleasure Quarterp. 47
The Language of the Pleasure Quarterp. 67
The Keisei as a Meeting Point of Different Worlds: Courtesan and the Kabuki Onnagatap. 87
The Artistic Visionp. 107
Appendix: A Portrait of a New Woman - in a Cagep. 135
Illustrated Checklist of the Exhibitionp. 139
Glossaryp. 189
Selected Bibliographyp. 191
Indexp. 193
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