Aesthetic Life: Beauty and Art in Modern Japan

by Miya Elise Mizuta Lippit

Book Overview

This study of modern Japan engages the fields of art history, literature, and cultural studies, seeking to understand how the "beautiful woman" (bijin) emerged as a symbol of Japanese culture during the Meiji period (1868-1912). With origins in the formative period of modern Japanese art and aesthetics, the figure of the bijin appeared across a broad range of visual and textual media: photographs, illustrations, prints, and literary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674237307
• ISBN13: 9780674237308
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 9.9"