Fashion and the Floating World Subject / Textiles Bursting with practical techniques

Bursting with practical techniques

A place where symbolism abounds and nothing is without purpose

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Fashion and the Floating World Subject / Textiles Bursting with practical techniquesThis sumptuous book explores the important role that woodblock prints played in the fashionable world of Edo period Japan (1603 1868). 140 ukiyo e 'pictures of the floating world' offer us a vivid view of the culture of entertainment, style and glamour that developed in bustling urban centres. Expert curators bring to life the scenes and figures depicted, and highlight the fashions, dress accessories and hairstyles shown in these colourful and