Staging Desires: Japanese Femininity in Kusakabe Kimbei's Nineteenth-Century Souvenir Photography - Brossura

Wakita, Mio

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ISBN 10: 3496014679 ISBN 13: 9783496014676

Casa editrice: Reimer Dietrich, 2013

Riassunto

Closely examining staged images of Japanese femininity, this study centers on the mid-Meiji souvenir photography of Kusakabe Kimbei, approaching from the artist’s perspective while referencing his culture’s visual and traditional practices. The analysis attempts to construe visual material in its original context using various points of departure, including the sociocultural significance of the staged models, the visual display of the photographic models in relation to the visibility problem of Japanese women in Meiji visual media, and Kimbei’s visual encodings of Japanese femininity. By means of contextualized analysis, this survey seeks to illuminate the intricate structure of significations embedded on the visual plane, ultimately demonstrating how Kimbei’s female images present a locus of multilayered meanings.

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L'autore:

Mio Wakita is a specialist in the art and visual culture of modern Japan. He received his PhD from Heidelberg University in Japanese art history in 2010.

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• Editore: Reimer Dietrich
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 3496014679
• ISBN 13: 9783496014676
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 206