Utamaro and the Spectacle of Beauty

Julie Nelson Davis

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Language: English

Published by Reaktion Books, GB, 2021

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Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806) was one of the most influential artists working in the genre of ukiyo-e, 'pictures of the floating world', in late eighteenth-century Japan, and was widely appreciated for his prints of beautiful women. In this book, Julie Nelson Davis draws on a wide range of period sources, makes a close study of selected print sets and reinterprets Utamaro in the context of his times. Offering a new approach to issues of the status of the artist and the construction of gender, identity, sexuality and celebrity in the Edo period, and now in an updated edition containing a new preface and many new images, this book is a significant contribution to the field, and will be a key work for readers interested in Japanese arts and cultures.

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Title
Utamaro and the Spectacle of Beauty
Author
Julie Nelson Davis
Publisher
Reaktion Books, GB
Publication year
2021
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New
Binding
Paperback
Language
English
ISBN 10
1789142350
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9781789142358
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