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The Printer's Eye: Ukiyo-e from the Grabhorn Collection

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Asian Art Museum, Feb. 20 - May 10, 2015

Seduction: Japan's Floating World transports viewers to the popular and enticing entertainment districts established in Edo (present-day Tokyo) in the mid-1600s. Through more than 50 artworks from the acclaimed John C. Weber Collection, visitors can encounter the alluring realm known as the "floating world," notably its famed pleasure quarter, the Yoshiwara. Masterpieces of painting, luxurious Japanese robes, woodblock-printed guides and decorative arts tell the story of how the art made to represent Edo's seductive courtesans, flashy Kabuki actors and extravagant customs gratified fantasies and fueled desires.


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Introduction | Catalogue

The Printer's Eye: Ukiyo-e from the Grabhorn Collection

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