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Seduction - Japan's Floating World: The John C. Weber Collection (Hardcover)
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Seduction - Japan's Floating World: The John C. Weber Collection (Hardcover)
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* * Winner of the 2017 Silver Medal for Fine Art (National Level)
from the Independent Publisher Book Awards * * Featuring dozens of
stunning Japanese woodblock prints, textiles, serving vessels and
thoughtful essays, Seduction paints a vibrant and provocative
picture of Japan's Uikoyo-e or 'floating world.' 'The Floating
World' was catch phrase that defined the pleasure quarters of
Edo-period Japan's (1615-1868) and conveyed a fantasy realm where
men were led to believe they could drift aimlessly in the pursuit
of pleasure. Brothels were a prominent feature, but other
entertainments, such as theater, music, and wrestling were also
offered. Pursuit of such pleasures prompted a revolution in
fashion, literature, and the visual arts, as the pleasure district
was marketed not just through the offer of sex but rather through
the elaboration of the seductive image of a sophisticated demimonde
that beckoned visitors. 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 and gratify fantasies of carefree pleasure. Editor Laura W.
Allen offers an overview of the seductive spell cast by the
floating world and provides helpful entries on each of the featured
objects. Essays by Melinda Takeuchi, Eric C. Rath, and Julia Meech
introduce the floating world, consider the role of food in the
pleasure quarter, and explore the feminine gaze in the Japanese
print. A translation of the texts on the Hishikawa Moronobu scroll
is included. The result is a fascinating study of the way that
visual objects were used to convey insider knowledge about the
latest fashions in clothing, hairstyles, accessories, and even
games. Armed with such knowledge, a visitor to the pleasure
quarters would be prepared for the pursuit of love and other
objects of desire.
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