A Third Gender: Beautiful Youths in Japanese Edo-Period Prints and Paintings (1600-1868) Beautiful Youths in Japanese Edo-Period Prints and Paintings (1600-1868) |
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| Author:
| Mostow, Joshua S.
Ikeda, Asato |
| ISBN: | 978-0-88854-514-5 |
| Publication Date: | May 2016 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $53.00 |
Book Description:
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Gender relations were complex in Edo-period Japan (1603-1868). Wakashu, male youths, were desired by men and women, constituting a "third gender" with their androgynous appearance and variable sexuality. For the first time outside Japan, A Third Genderexamines the fascination with wakashuin Edo-period culture and their visual representation in art, demonstrating how they destabilize the conventionally held model of gender binarism.
Gender relations were complex in Edo-period Japan (1603-1868). Wakashu, male youths, were desired by men and women, constituting a "third gender" with their androgynous appearance and variable sexuality. For the first time outside Japan, A Third Genderexamines the fascination with wakashuin Edo-period culture and their visual representation in art, demonstrating how they destabilize the conventionally held model of gender binarism.