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Bodies / Susie Orbach.
Susie OrbachDate: 2009
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Women in court dress visiting Ueno hill, Kiyomizu Hall. Colour woodcut by Yoshitora, ca. 1880.
Utagawa YoshitoraDate: [1880?]Reference: 36900i
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Courtesan Mori Murasaki of the brothel Kimpei Daikoku in the New Yoshiwara (licensed quarters), slides open a screen and looks at her child attendant. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1870.
Utagawa Kunisada IIDate: 1870Reference: 36886i
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Boys and dogs torment a blind man; a well dressed woman is on an outing, at Kusazu station. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.
Q467427Date: [1830/1835]Reference: 37064i
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The dissection of a young, beautiful woman directed by J. Ch. G. Lucae (1814-1885) in order to determine the ideal female proportions. Chalk drawing by J. H. Hasselhorst, 1864.
Hasselhorst, Johann Heinrich, 1825-1904.Date: 1864Reference: 25532i
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A courtesan promenading under cherry trees of the Yoshiwara, accompanied by her child attendant. Colour woodcut by Yoshitora, 1859.
Utagawa YoshitoraDate: 1859Reference: 36645i
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Prince Genji in modern dress with lady attendants visiting Ashikaya (north Kantō Plain) in the fifth lunar month; peasants in the broad, panoramic landscape setting are busy with the spring planting. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1860.
Q467427Date: 1860Reference: 36791i
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The complete guide to bust culture / by A. F. Niemoeller; with a foreword by Edward Podolsky.
Niemoeller, A. F. (Adolph Fredrick), 1903-Date: 1939
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Court ladies accompanying the Imperial carriage to the train station in Kyoto in the rain. Colour woodcut by Yoshitora, ca. 1880.
Utagawa YoshitoraDate: [1880?]Reference: 36902i
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A woman porter parodies porters who carried travellers across the shallow river at the station of Fuchū. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.
Q467427Date: [1830/1835]Reference: 37052i
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Facing beauty : painted women & cosmetic art / Aileen Ribeiro.
Aileen RibeiroDate: [2011], ©2011
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Children in traditional dress, playing ball on a verandah overlooking a garden. Colour woodcut by Chikanobu, 1883.
Toyohara ChikanobuDate: 1883Reference: 37184i
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A Genji parody scene; a modern dress Genji with two women and two children view exotic fish in an ornate basin. Colour woodcut by Kunichika, early 1870s.
Toyohara KunichikaDate: [early 1870s]Reference: 36759i
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Attendants bringing bedding and a basin to a pavilion erected in a large, private garden. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1861.
Q467427Date: Month 2, 1861Reference: 36724i
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Preparations for the New Year; a girl holds a child on a verandah as they watch menservants pounding rice into paste (mochi); a woman servant with her sleeves tied up, pours rice. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1854.
Q467427Date: 1854Reference: 36915i
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Three women of the Loftus family (?). Stipple engraving by E. Stodart, 1890, after R. Cosway.
Richard CoswayDate: September 1st 1890Reference: 587275i
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Genji holds a painted fan: the young woman at the elegant table is about to paint a fan: the older woman holds up a painted screen panel, perhaps providing the girl with a model; everything is elegant and fashionable. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.
Utagawa Kunisada IIDate: 1857Reference: 36770i
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Die Schönheit des weiblichen Körpers : den Müttern, Ärzten und Künstlern gewidmet / von C.H. Stratz.
Carl Heinrich StratzDate: 1899
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Prince Genji, elegantly attired in modern dress is seated with a young woman who holds his sword; in the room beind are silkworm feeding trays. Colour woodcut by Fusatane, 1865.
Fusatane (Utagawa Seima), active 1849-1870.Date: Month 8, 1865Reference: 36789i
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A woman setting a wall clock. Colour woodcut by Yoshitora, 1847/1848.
Utagawa YoshitoraDate: 1847/1848Reference: 36893i
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A woman carries a fan box and other boxes, delivering goods from the shop in the background, at Atami station. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.
Q467427Date: [1830/1835]Reference: 37063i
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Prince Genji and a girl by a garden pond at night, standing next to a flare burning on a stand. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.
Utagawa Kunisada IIDate: 1857Reference: 36773i
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A courtly young man grapples with an assailant: his woman companion reacts with shock as she hides her face (Chapter 46, beneath the oak, from the 'Tale of genji'). Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.
Utagawa Kunisada IIDate: 1857Reference: 36780i
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A woman in parody of a dashing young hero, carries a sword and flute at the station of Hara. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.
Q467427Date: [1830/1835]Reference: 37053i
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An elegantly dressed girl in a long-sleeved kimono with a miniature fan, looks upon maple and pine branches on a table. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, ca. 1850.
Q467427Date: [1850?]Reference: 36765i

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Bodies / Susie Orbach.

Women in court dress visiting Ueno hill, Kiyomizu Hall. Colour woodcut by Yoshitora, ca. 1880.

Courtesan Mori Murasaki of the brothel Kimpei Daikoku in the New Yoshiwara (licensed quarters), slides open a screen and looks at her child attendant. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1870.

Boys and dogs torment a blind man; a well dressed woman is on an outing, at Kusazu station. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.

The dissection of a young, beautiful woman directed by J. Ch. G. Lucae (1814-1885) in order to determine the ideal female proportions. Chalk drawing by J. H. Hasselhorst, 1864.

A courtesan promenading under cherry trees of the Yoshiwara, accompanied by her child attendant. Colour woodcut by Yoshitora, 1859.

Prince Genji in modern dress with lady attendants visiting Ashikaya (north Kantō Plain) in the fifth lunar month; peasants in the broad, panoramic landscape setting are busy with the spring planting. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1860.

The complete guide to bust culture / by A. F. Niemoeller; with a foreword by Edward Podolsky.

Court ladies accompanying the Imperial carriage to the train station in Kyoto in the rain. Colour woodcut by Yoshitora, ca. 1880.

A woman porter parodies porters who carried travellers across the shallow river at the station of Fuchū. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.

Facing beauty : painted women & cosmetic art / Aileen Ribeiro.

Children in traditional dress, playing ball on a verandah overlooking a garden. Colour woodcut by Chikanobu, 1883.

A Genji parody scene; a modern dress Genji with two women and two children view exotic fish in an ornate basin. Colour woodcut by Kunichika, early 1870s.

Attendants bringing bedding and a basin to a pavilion erected in a large, private garden. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1861.

Preparations for the New Year; a girl holds a child on a verandah as they watch menservants pounding rice into paste (mochi); a woman servant with her sleeves tied up, pours rice. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1854.

Three women of the Loftus family (?). Stipple engraving by E. Stodart, 1890, after R. Cosway.

Genji holds a painted fan: the young woman at the elegant table is about to paint a fan: the older woman holds up a painted screen panel, perhaps providing the girl with a model; everything is elegant and fashionable. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.

Die Schönheit des weiblichen Körpers : den Müttern, Ärzten und Künstlern gewidmet / von C.H. Stratz.

Prince Genji, elegantly attired in modern dress is seated with a young woman who holds his sword; in the room beind are silkworm feeding trays. Colour woodcut by Fusatane, 1865.

A woman setting a wall clock. Colour woodcut by Yoshitora, 1847/1848.

A woman carries a fan box and other boxes, delivering goods from the shop in the background, at Atami station. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.

Prince Genji and a girl by a garden pond at night, standing next to a flare burning on a stand. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.

A courtly young man grapples with an assailant: his woman companion reacts with shock as she hides her face (Chapter 46, beneath the oak, from the 'Tale of genji'). Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.

A woman in parody of a dashing young hero, carries a sword and flute at the station of Hara. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.

An elegantly dressed girl in a long-sleeved kimono with a miniature fan, looks upon maple and pine branches on a table. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, ca. 1850.