As early as the 1850s, the advent of Western printing technology
and the growth of a local leisure market gave rise to a commercial
print industry in Shanghai. An interesting phenomenon was that, the
Shanghai courtesan depicted in urban settings made up one of the
core components of the representations of Shanghai in the
entertainment press. This book provides an in-depth analysis on the
representational modes and strategies of the Shanghai courtesan
illustrations in the 19th-century entertainment press. Reading
courtesan images from a wide range of printed artifacts, the author
analyzes an "urban iconography" based on the intertwined
relationship between the urban context and the courtesan as an
"urban beauty." By reading the courtesan images in parallel to the
emerging urban metaphors of Shanghai in the late 19th century, the
study sheds new light on how the courtesan's iconic images served
as an ambivalent site where a variety of public sensibilities and
opinions about the emerging metropolis were generated, mediated and
expressed. This book appeals to anyone who is interested in Chinese
modern visual culture, art history and urban study.
General
Imprint: |
VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.
|
Country of origin: |
Germany |
Release date: |
October 2008 |
First published: |
October 2008 |
Authors: |
Miao Yu
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 5mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
88 |
Edition: |
Illustrated Ed |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-639-05519-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
The arts: general issues >
General
|
LSN: |
3-639-05519-5 |
Barcode: |
9783639055191 |
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