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A woman from the Ohara village resting on a bundle of firewood, at the Kakegawa station. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.
Q467427Date: [1830/1835]Reference: 37055i
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A kneeling woman in a broad straw hat, holding a pipe; a shamisen rests against the reed fence to the right; the view behind is a view of Fuji from Mukōjima. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1854.
Q467427Date: 1854Reference: 36722i
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The beauty myth / Naomi Wolf.
Naomi WolfDate: 1991, ©1990
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A girl pretending to be frightened by a boy in a fox mask. Colour woodcut by Yamamoto Shōun, 1906.
Yamamoto ShōunDate: 1906Reference: 36860i
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A cobbler purposely disturbing his beautiful wife and a rich merchant from beginning to repay his debt with sexual favours. Etching by P. Fillœul, 1736, after J.-B. Pater.
Jean-Baptiste PaterDate: 1736Reference: 17610i
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Face : one square foot of skin / Justine Bateman.
Bateman, JustineDate: [2021]
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Die Schöuheit des weiblichen Körpers : den Müttern, Ärzten und Künstlern gewidmet / von C.H. Stratz.
Carl Heinrich StratzDate: 1900
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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: 36646i
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A woman as a pilgrim at the Yoshiwara station. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.
Q467427Date: [1830/1835]Reference: 37054i
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An elderly anatomist contemplates the heart that he has excised from the corpse of a beautiful, young woman. Photogravure by R. Schuster, 1906, after a painting by E. Simonet, 1890.
Simonet y Lombardo, Enrique, 1864-1927.Date: 1906Reference: 25615i
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Fearing the black body : the racial origins of fat phobia / Sabrina Strings.
Strings, SabrinaDate: [2019]
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A girl in a long-sleeved kimono and playful hair ornaments with a boy who holds a puppet of a feudal lord's standard bearer; behind is Nihon-bashi in Edo. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1854.
Q467427Date: Month 7, 1854Reference: 36880i
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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: 36647i
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A Japanese woman. Colour woodcut, 19--.
Date: [between 1900 and 1999]Reference: 730504i
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A lecherous doctor taking the pulse of an attractive young woman. Mezzotint, 1772.
Date: Published as the Act directs, 16 March 1772Reference: 11199i
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On the right the woman with clappers is seated on the Kabuki stage; a female role actor plays the young princess to the left. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1860.
Q467427Date: 1860Reference: 36688i
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A standing girl is fixing a plectrum to her fingers in order to play the koto, which is lying beside her. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1858.
Q467427Date: 1858Reference: 36666i
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Genji and a boy attendant outside a house on a moonlit night. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.
Utagawa Kunisada IIDate: 1857Reference: 36769i
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A cat (?) on a leash carries a letter from a princess who has pulled aside a screen to gaze on the young man to whom she sends the letter; he holds a ball used in the courtly form of football. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.
Utagawa Kunisada IIDate: 1857Reference: 36774i
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The great third avenue bridge in Kyoto (Kyō Sanjō ōhashi); women from Ohara, a village outside Kyoto, bringing firewood to the capital. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.
Q467427Date: [1830/1835]Reference: 37065i
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A scared beautiful young woman standing between two physicians holding clysters illustrating a treatment for constipation. Chromolithograph after G. Droz.
Droz, Antoine-Gustav, 1832-1895.Reference: 15818i
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Two richly attired courtesans in a sumptuous room. Colour woodcut by Yoshitora, 1870s.
Utagawa YoshitoraDate: [between 1870 and 1879]Reference: 36896i
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A woman as an itinerant monkey trainer, at Okazaki station. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.
Q467427Date: [1830/1835]Reference: 37062i
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Fatima, the wife of the Kahya at Adrianopolis, rises to greet Lady Mary Wortley Montagu while her two daughters remain seated. Stipple engraving by J. Parker after T. Stothard.
Thomas StothardDate: 1 Sep.r 1798Reference: 27546i
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A beautiful young woman looks away coyly while an aged doctor examines her chest. Chromolithograph after A. Faivre.
Abel FaivreDate: [1922?]Reference: 15833i

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A woman from the Ohara village resting on a bundle of firewood, at the Kakegawa station. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.

A kneeling woman in a broad straw hat, holding a pipe; a shamisen rests against the reed fence to the right; the view behind is a view of Fuji from Mukōjima. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1854.

The beauty myth / Naomi Wolf.

A girl pretending to be frightened by a boy in a fox mask. Colour woodcut by Yamamoto Shōun, 1906.

A cobbler purposely disturbing his beautiful wife and a rich merchant from beginning to repay his debt with sexual favours. Etching by P. Fillœul, 1736, after J.-B. Pater.

Face : one square foot of skin / Justine Bateman.

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

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

A woman as a pilgrim at the Yoshiwara station. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.

An elderly anatomist contemplates the heart that he has excised from the corpse of a beautiful, young woman. Photogravure by R. Schuster, 1906, after a painting by E. Simonet, 1890.

Fearing the black body : the racial origins of fat phobia / Sabrina Strings.

A girl in a long-sleeved kimono and playful hair ornaments with a boy who holds a puppet of a feudal lord's standard bearer; behind is Nihon-bashi in Edo. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1854.

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

A Japanese woman. Colour woodcut, 19--.

A lecherous doctor taking the pulse of an attractive young woman. Mezzotint, 1772.

On the right the woman with clappers is seated on the Kabuki stage; a female role actor plays the young princess to the left. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1860.

A standing girl is fixing a plectrum to her fingers in order to play the koto, which is lying beside her. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1858.

Genji and a boy attendant outside a house on a moonlit night. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.

A cat (?) on a leash carries a letter from a princess who has pulled aside a screen to gaze on the young man to whom she sends the letter; he holds a ball used in the courtly form of football. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.

The great third avenue bridge in Kyoto (Kyō Sanjō ōhashi); women from Ohara, a village outside Kyoto, bringing firewood to the capital. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.

A scared beautiful young woman standing between two physicians holding clysters illustrating a treatment for constipation. Chromolithograph after G. Droz.

Two richly attired courtesans in a sumptuous room. Colour woodcut by Yoshitora, 1870s.

A woman as an itinerant monkey trainer, at Okazaki station. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.

Fatima, the wife of the Kahya at Adrianopolis, rises to greet Lady Mary Wortley Montagu while her two daughters remain seated. Stipple engraving by J. Parker after T. Stothard.

A beautiful young woman looks away coyly while an aged doctor examines her chest. Chromolithograph after A. Faivre.