Edoera. The prostitutes of middle ages were only seen as the servants for man’s sex.
Momoyama, the bathhouse prostitutes
Momoyama was the respected prostitutes of bathhouses according the record of ‘The period of north and south dynasties (1336~1392)’. In the book called ‘Kyung-jang experience’ following statement was said.
“By that time, the one who were not familiar with ba
era (1868-1912) geishas were only women who could contact with other people so it seemed to foreigners that geishas are representatives of Japanese women. And well known Puccini’s opera ‘Madame Butterfly’ played an important role in geishas becoming famous worldwide.
At the 40-s geisha houses were prohibited by law so many of them went for work to factories or industrial field. At late
The dominant style of woodblock prints in Edo period in Japan, also known as ‘Ukiyo-e’ is represented as one of the most remarkable printed image of art history that itself has made an important contribution to expanding the expressive potential of the woodblock print as a medium. Ukiyo-e also has long fascinated people all over the world and influenced many Western artists in the 19th centur
기리시탄 시대의 박해(1587-1643)
1.들어가며
예수회 선교사인 하비에르가 일본에 오면서 시작된 일본의 기리시탄 시대는 부흥하고 확장되고 많은 신도들이 생겨나게 된다. 그러나 토요토미 히데요시(豊臣秀吉)의 기독교에 대한 정책의 변화와 함께 새로운 국면을 맞게 된다. 즉 박해의 시기를 맡게 된다
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Beauty and Sadness
He drew hundreds of women
in studies unfolding
like flowers from a fan.
Teahouse waitresses, actresses,
geishas, courtesans and maids.
They arranged themselves
before this quick, nimble man
whose invisible presence
one feels in these prints
is as delicate
as the skinlike paper
he used to transfer
and retain their fleeting loveliness.