| Description |
159 p. : ill. (mostly col.) ; 32 cm. |
| Note |
"Published in conjunction with the exhibition Geisha: Beyond the Painted Smile, organized by the Peabody Essex Museum , Salem, MA, (February 14-May 9, 2004) and presented at the Asian Art Museum--Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture, San Francisco (June 25-September 26, 2004)"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 148-150) and index. |
| Contents |
Why do geisha exist? / Arthur Golden -- I: Understanding geisha -- A world behind closed doors / Lesley Downer -- Identifying geisha in art and life: is she really a geisha? / Andrew L. Maske -- II: Confronting the image -- First encounters--emerging stereotypes: westerners and geisha in the late nineteenth century / Allen Hockley -- The exotic geisha / Liza Dalby -- The floating world today: photographs by Yoko Yamamoto text by Andrew L. Maske -- III: Living art -- Performance and play: the art and accomplishments of geisha / Andrew L. Maske -- Geisha to the fore: Niwaka festivals and the new luminaries of Edo / Money L. Hickman -- Geisha on stage and screen / Peter M. Grilli. |
| Subject |
Geishas -- Japan -- History.
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Geishas -- Pictorial works.
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Japan -- Civilization -- 1600-1868.
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Japan -- Civilization -- 1868-1912.
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Japan -- Social life and customs.
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| Alt Name |
Peabody Essex Museum.
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| ISBN |
0807615455 |
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0875772005 (pbk.) |
| OCLC # |
56212457 |
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