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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)

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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...Show moreThis 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.Show less