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Utamaro and the spectacle of beauty /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Davis, Julie Nelson, 1963- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London, UK : Reaktion Books, 2021.
Edition:Revised and expanded second edition.
Subjects:
Kitagawa, Utamaro, > 1753?-1806 > Criticism and interpretation.
Kitagawa, Utamaro, > 1753?-1806.
Ukiyoe.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Utamaro, Ukiyo-e and the city of prints
  • Constructing the artist known as Utamaro
  • 'Pictures of beauties' and other social physiognomies
  • Behind the brocade and other Yoshiwara illusions
  • Utamaro and the feminine spectacle
  • Making history into the pageant of the floating world.