"Japan's Edo period (1615-1868) witnessed the arrival of peace after centuries of warfare, together with economic prosperity, population growth, and increased urbanization. The arts of the period ...
Kabuki actors, courtesans, ravishing teahouse girls and ghosts: These are only some of the denizens of Edo Japan’s so-called “floating world.” Their stories — and the natural landscapes in which they ...
Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction / Asato Ikeda -- Wakashu as third gender and gender ambiguity through the Edo period / Joshua S. Mostow -- Fleurs du mal : onnagata (female-role ...
The pulse nearly throbs at the plump neck of the peacock in Maruyama Okyo’s “Peacock and Peonies” in “Painting Edo: Japanese Art From the Feinberg Collection” at Harvard Art Museums. As of press time, ...
"Hokusai & Ukiyo-e" Invites Visitors to Journey Back in Time Through an Art Collection Making Its U.S. Debut and Interactive Experiences Including an Immersive Manga & Anime Exhibit, Silk & Samurai ...
The world was obsessed with pictures of kitties long before LOLCats took over the Internet. That human-feline love transcends time and culture is clear in an upcoming exhibit at the Japan Society, ...
Among one of the most scenic areas of Japan, in the middle of the Honshu island, and at the foot of the Mt. Nantai volcano, lies the small city of Nikko. The Jewish Museum presents The Hare with Amber ...
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