Designed for Pleasure is a dazzling probe of Japan's famous "floating world" of spectacle and entertainment. From luxury paintings of the pleasure qurters to Hokusai's iconic "Red Fugi," Designed for Pleasure presents a focused examinatin of the priod's fascinating networks of art, literature, and fashion, proving that the artists and the publishers and patrons who engaged them not only morrored the tastes of their energetic times, they created a unifying cultural legacy. Contributors include John T. Carpenter, Timothy ...
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Designed for Pleasure is a dazzling probe of Japan's famous "floating world" of spectacle and entertainment. From luxury paintings of the pleasure qurters to Hokusai's iconic "Red Fugi," Designed for Pleasure presents a focused examinatin of the priod's fascinating networks of art, literature, and fashion, proving that the artists and the publishers and patrons who engaged them not only morrored the tastes of their energetic times, they created a unifying cultural legacy. Contributors include John T. Carpenter, Timothy Clark, Julie Nelson Davis, Allen Hockley, Donald Jenkins, David Pollack, Sarah E. Thompson, and David Boyer Waterhouse.
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Add this copy of Designed for Pleasure: The World of EDO Japan in Prints to cart. $30.00, like new condition, Sold by Booksup rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Laguna Niguel, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by University of Washington Press.
Add this copy of Designed for Pleasure: the World of Edo Japan in Prints to cart. $68.25, very good condition, Sold by Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Marietta, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Asia Society and Museum / University of Washington Press.
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VG (Wraps are lightly edgeworn; textblock edges are lightly edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; interior is clean; binding is solid. ) Color-illustrated wraps with black lettering on green spine. French flaps. 256 pp. with color illustrations throughout. "This book examines the floating world of popular culture centered in Edo [modern Tokyo] during the period between 1680 and 1860, when Japan transformed itself from an agrarian to a booming commercial economy. By 1710, Edo was the largest city in the world, with a population of over a million. We know so much about this time in part because of the vast body of imagery created and treasured by succeeding generations. The artists and writers held a looking glass up to their heady world and, in the process, to themselves. Fads and fashions proliferated, and this highly literate, consumer-driven society insisted on being up to date. Innovative color printing techniques fed the demand for ever-new information. Designed for Pleasure brings together paintings, prints, and illustrated books featuring images known as ukiyo-e, or pictures of the floating world. The carefully selected images present the principals of that realm--the actor, the artist, the courtesan, the poet, the publisher, the patron--and they also reveal the confluences and contradictions in a time of enormous social, cultural, and economic change in Japan."--WorldCat.
Add this copy of Designed for Pleasure: the World of Edo Japan in Prints to cart. $75.96, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Ruby rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by University of Washington Press.
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Add this copy of Designed for Pleasure: the World of Edo Japan in Prints to cart. $79.94, fair condition, Sold by Goodwill of Colorado rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Univ of Washington Pr.
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Fair. This item is in overall acceptable condition. Covers and dust jackets are intact but may have heavy wear including creases bends edge wear curled corners or minor tears as well as stickers or sticker-residue. Pages are intact but may have minor curls bends or moderate to considerable highlighting writing. Binding is intact; however spine may have heavy wear. Digital codes may not be included and have not been tested to be redeemable and or active. A well-read copy overall. Please note that all items are donated goods and are in used condition. Orders shipped Monday through Friday! Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Orders shipped Monday through Friday. Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Thank you!
Add this copy of Designed for Pleasure: the World of Edo Japan in Prints to cart. $130.86, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Univ of Washington Pr.
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New. 0295987863. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--Text in English. 256 pp. With 199 ills. (195 col. ). 31 x 25 cm. --with a bonus offer--
