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The beauty myth / Naomi Wolf.
Wolf, Naomi.Date: 1991, ©1990- Pictures
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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- Pictures
Beautiful women being carried across a river by porters. Colour woodcut by Kunikiyo I, 1857.
Kunikiyo, Utagawa Kunikiyo, I, fl. mid 19th century.Date: Month 10, 1857Reference: 37097i- Pictures
A seated woman in a thick kimono with dishevelled hair. Colour woodcut by Yoshitsuya, 1860.
Yoshitsuya (Kōko Mankichi), 1822-1866.Date: 1860Reference: 36716i- Pictures
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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- Pictures
A woman with a walking stick, at Fukuroi station. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.Date: [1830/1835]Reference: 37056i- Pictures
A woman about to settle down at Kotetsu, at Hamamatsu station. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.Date: [1830/1835]Reference: 37059i- Pictures
A high-ranking courtesan promenading at the station of Ōiso. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.Date: [1830/1835]Reference: 37051i- Pictures
Boys and dogs torment a blind man; a well dressed woman is on an outing, at Kusazu station. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.Date: [1830/1835]Reference: 37064i- Pictures
A woman porter parodies porters who carried travellers across the shallow river at the station of Fuchū. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.Date: [1830/1835]Reference: 37052i- Pictures
A woman carries a fan box and other boxes, delivering goods from the shop in the background, at Atami station. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.Date: [1830/1835]Reference: 37063i- Pictures
A woman in parody of a dashing young hero, carries a sword and flute at the station of Hara. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.Date: [1830/1835]Reference: 37053i- Pictures
A woman from the Ohara village resting on a bundle of firewood, at the Kakegawa station. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.Date: [1830/1835]Reference: 37055i- Pictures
A woman as a pilgrim at the Yoshiwara station. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.Date: [1830/1835]Reference: 37054i- Pictures
The great third avenue bridge in Kyoto (Kyō Sanjō ōhashi); women from Ohara, a village outside Kyoto, bringing firewood to the capital. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.Date: [1830/1835]Reference: 37065i- Pictures
A woman as an itinerant monkey trainer, at Okazaki station. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.Date: [1830/1835]Reference: 37062i- Pictures
A woman with a towel, wearing an overcoat at Tozuka station. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.Date: [1830/1835]Reference: 37050i- Pictures
A woman in a plain travelling dress with a large hat and cane, at the Yoshida station. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.Date: [1830/1835]Reference: 37061i- Pictures
A woman in a large travelling hat at Ejiri station. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.Date: [1830/1835]Reference: 37058i- Pictures
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Prince Genji in modern dress, seated beside an ornate lantern. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1858.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.Date: 1858Reference: 36664i- Pictures
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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- Pictures
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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, 1823-1880.Date: 1857Reference: 36778i- Pictures
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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, Shōkoku, 1870-1965.Date: 1906Reference: 36858i- Pictures
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.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.Date: Month 7, 1854Reference: 36879i- Pictures
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An older woman is undressing; her broad sash (obi) lies on the ground behind her. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1858.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.Date: 1858Reference: 36669i