Seduction: Japan's Floating World: The John C. Weber Collection
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (845 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0939117703 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Her most recent publications include In the Moment: Japanese Art from the Larry Ellison Collection and The Printer's Eye: Ukiyo-e from the Grabhorn Collection, both from the Asian Art Museum. About the AuthorLaura W. . Allen, curator of Japanese art at the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, is author of numerous essays on Japanese narrative painting and woodblock prints
. Her most recent publications include In the Moment: Japanese Art from the Larry Ellison Collection and The Printer's Eye: Ukiyo-e from the Grabhorn Collection, both from the Asian Art Museum. Laura W. Allen, curator of Japanese art at the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, is author of numerous essays on Japanese narrative painting and woodblock prints
Armed with such knowledge, a visitor to the pleasure quarters would be prepared for the pursuit of love and other objects of desire.. Brothels were a prominent feature, but other entertainments, such as theater, music, and wrestling were also offered. Seduction show how images of courtesans were constructed as objects of desire, and it considers how the artistic version aligned with or departed from the reality of women's lives. It traces the ways that art was used to transport viewers to a constructed realm of sensory delights to stimulate desires