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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.

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Seduction Japans Floating World The John C Weber

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      Publisher Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
      Published 3/25/2015 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780939117697
      978-0939117697
      ISBN-10 093911769X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      * * 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.

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