The Women of the Pleasure Quarter

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Summary

Fascinating study of geisha, courtesans, kabuki performers as portrayed by masters of Japanese art from 1600 to 1868.

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Lenders to the Exhibition	p. 6
Acknowledgments	p. 7
Contributors	p. 8
Foreword	p. 9
Notes to the Reader	p. 10
Reflections on the Floating World	p. 13
Courtesan and Geisha: The Real Women of the Pleasure Quarter	p. 47
The Language of the Pleasure Quarter	p. 67
The Keisei as a Meeting Point of Different Worlds: Courtesan and the Kabuki Onnagata	p. 87
The Artistic Vision	p. 107
Appendix: A Portrait of a New Woman - in a Cage	p. 135
Illustrated Checklist of the Exhibition	p. 139
Glossary	p. 189
Selected Bibliography	p. 191
Index	p. 193
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