Looking Through The Wooden Lattice: The Romanticisation of Yoshiwara’s Sex Workers by Japanese Artists and Western Critics

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Hermans, Li (2020)

Looking Through The Wooden Lattice: The Romanticisation of Yoshiwara’s Sex Workers by Japanese Artists and Western Critics

Bachelor thesis | Japanstudies (BA)

This thesis takes a brief look at Edo era Yoshiwara art, and the disparity between what it portrays and represents. Furthermore, it takes a look at the way this art is currently portrayed and spoken about; examining its place in modern art discourse.

Author: Hermans, Li

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation: Media, Arts, Culture & History

Supervisors: Müller, Doreen

ECTS Credits: 10

Language: en

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Looking Through The Wooden Lattice: The Romanticisation of Yoshiwara’s Sex Workers by Japanese Artists and Western Critics