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Ugly : giving us back our beauty standards / Anita Bhagwandas.
Bhagwandas, AnitaDate: [2023]
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Title page to a set of twelve beauties linked to the twelve months. Colour woodcut by Toshihide, ca. 1900.
Toshihide (Migita Toyohiko), 1863-1925.Date: [1900?]Reference: 36864i
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Prince Genji in modern dress, seated beside an ornate lantern. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1858.
Q467427Date: 1858Reference: 36664i
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A woman trying on a new pair of sandals and an inset view of Edo. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1857.
Q467427Date: 1857Reference: 36707i
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Two women at a shrine; a kite is resting on a box and bundle on the right; part of a ceremonial gate is visible on the left and a stone lantern is seen beyond. Colour woodcut, ca. 1800.
Date: [1800?]Reference: 36908i
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Two attendants are warming sake on a fire of autumn leaves; a woman stands like an apparition between them, holding the sake bottle. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.
Utagawa Kunisada IIDate: 1857Reference: 36778i
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A woman as Ohara-me, of the Ohara village outside Kyoto, who carries a load of cut flowers on her head, attracting a butterfly. Colour woodcut by Yamamoto Shōun, 1906.
Yamamoto ShōunDate: 1906Reference: 36858i
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A woman with a walking stick, at Fukuroi station. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.
Q467427Date: [1830/1835]Reference: 37056i
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A woman dressing another's hair as she reads a text propped up on her mirror; Shinagawa on the Tōkaidō is in the background. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1854.
Q467427Date: Month 7, 1854Reference: 36879i
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Suzanne Noël : cosmetic surgery, feminism and beauty in early twentieth-century France / Paula J. Martin, Georgia Southwestern State University, USA.
Martin, Paula J.Date: [2014]
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Empress and court ladies in traditional formal dress on an outing to Kameido plum tree gardens to the east of Tokyo, to view the plum blossoms and write poems about them. Colour woodcut by Chikashige, 1878.
Chikashige (Otagawa Chikashige), active approximately 1880.Date: 1878Reference: 36736i
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A seated woman in a thick kimono with dishevelled hair. Colour woodcut by Yoshitsuya, 1860.
Yoshitsuya (Kōko Mankichi), 1822-1866.Date: 1860Reference: 36716i
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Women performing the tea ceremony. Colour woodcut by Chikanobu, 1896.
Toyohara ChikanobuDate: 1896Reference: 36735i
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Look at my ugly face : myths and musings on beauty and other perilous obsessions with women's appearance / Sara Halprin.
Halprin, SaraDate: 1995
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An older woman is undressing; her broad sash (obi) lies on the ground behind her. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1858.
Q467427Date: 1858Reference: 36669i
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Court performance of a Noh play: drummers in the foreground, performers on the stage and court women beyond. Colour woodcut by Chikanobu, 1880.
Toyohara ChikanobuDate: 1880Reference: 36734i
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Prince Genji in elegant modern dress in an elegant apartment with the blinds rolled up so he can enjoy the autumnal garden and listen to the cricket's song; a girl attendant pours him sake. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1860.
Q467427Date: 1860Reference: 36794i
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Die Schönheit des weiblichen Körpers : den Müttern, Ärzten und Künstlern gewidmet.
Carl Heinrich StratzDate: 1908
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A woman about to settle down at Kotetsu, at Hamamatsu station. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.
Q467427Date: [1830/1835]Reference: 37059i
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A beautiful young albino woman. Stipple engraving, 1816.
Date: 1 November 1816Reference: 2924i
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Looking good : college women and body image, 1875-1930 / Margaret A. Lowe.
Margaret A. LoweDate: [2003], ©2003
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La belle Espagnole, - ou - la doublure de Madame Tallien.
James GillrayDate: 25 February 1796Reference: 16855i
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A kneeling woman is looking in surprise to the right: an ornate kimono hangs on the rack beside her. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1865.
Utagawa Kunisada IIDate: 1865Reference: 36847i
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A child attendant for a courtesan in a brothel holds a western watch and looks towards the client. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1870.
Utagawa Kunisada IIDate: 1870Reference: 36889i
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A high-ranking courtesan promenading at the station of Ōiso. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.
Q467427Date: [1830/1835]Reference: 37051i

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Ugly : giving us back our beauty standards / Anita Bhagwandas.

Title page to a set of twelve beauties linked to the twelve months. Colour woodcut by Toshihide, ca. 1900.

Prince Genji in modern dress, seated beside an ornate lantern. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1858.

A woman trying on a new pair of sandals and an inset view of Edo. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1857.

Two women at a shrine; a kite is resting on a box and bundle on the right; part of a ceremonial gate is visible on the left and a stone lantern is seen beyond. Colour woodcut, ca. 1800.

Two attendants are warming sake on a fire of autumn leaves; a woman stands like an apparition between them, holding the sake bottle. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.

A woman as Ohara-me, of the Ohara village outside Kyoto, who carries a load of cut flowers on her head, attracting a butterfly. Colour woodcut by Yamamoto Shōun, 1906.

A woman with a walking stick, at Fukuroi station. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.

A woman dressing another's hair as she reads a text propped up on her mirror; Shinagawa on the Tōkaidō is in the background. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1854.

Suzanne Noël : cosmetic surgery, feminism and beauty in early twentieth-century France / Paula J. Martin, Georgia Southwestern State University, USA.

Empress and court ladies in traditional formal dress on an outing to Kameido plum tree gardens to the east of Tokyo, to view the plum blossoms and write poems about them. Colour woodcut by Chikashige, 1878.

A seated woman in a thick kimono with dishevelled hair. Colour woodcut by Yoshitsuya, 1860.

Women performing the tea ceremony. Colour woodcut by Chikanobu, 1896.

Look at my ugly face : myths and musings on beauty and other perilous obsessions with women's appearance / Sara Halprin.

An older woman is undressing; her broad sash (obi) lies on the ground behind her. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1858.

Court performance of a Noh play: drummers in the foreground, performers on the stage and court women beyond. Colour woodcut by Chikanobu, 1880.

Prince Genji in elegant modern dress in an elegant apartment with the blinds rolled up so he can enjoy the autumnal garden and listen to the cricket's song; a girl attendant pours him sake. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1860.

Die Schönheit des weiblichen Körpers : den Müttern, Ärzten und Künstlern gewidmet.

A woman about to settle down at Kotetsu, at Hamamatsu station. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.

A beautiful young albino woman. Stipple engraving, 1816.

Looking good : college women and body image, 1875-1930 / Margaret A. Lowe.

La belle Espagnole, - ou - la doublure de Madame Tallien.

A kneeling woman is looking in surprise to the right: an ornate kimono hangs on the rack beside her. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1865.

A child attendant for a courtesan in a brothel holds a western watch and looks towards the client. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1870.

A high-ranking courtesan promenading at the station of Ōiso. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.