Forbidden Asia

Forbidden Asia

by Döpp, Hans-Jürgen

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Since The Turkish Baths (1863) by the French painter Ingres, the Far Eastern woman has, to many, been a symbol of out of reach or forbidden pleasures. Seafaring explorers, military adventurers and simple travellers from Europe over the centuries have all been enthralled by the exotic nature of the Asian woman, her foreignness accentuated by the gentle pallor of her skin. Thus arose the myth that she, of all women, was in possession of the knowledge ofcertain refined pleasures.

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  • Full title :Forbidden Asia.

Summary

Since The Turkish Baths (1863) by the French painter Ingres, the Far Eastern woman has, to many, been a symbol of out of reach or forbidden pleasures. Seafaring explorers, military adventurers and simple travellers from Europe over the centuries have all been enthralled by the exotic nature of the Asian woman, her foreignness accentuated by the gentle pallor of her skin. Thus arose the myth that she, of all women, was in possession of the knowledge ofcertain refined pleasures.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2012

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  • Description:1 ressource en ligne (256 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:1780427212, 1906981442, 9781780427218, 9781906981440
  • oclc:on1335023921
  • LC Classification:N8217.E6
  • Dewey Decimal:704.9/428

Table of Contents

Main Artists; Bound happiness -- Chinese eroticism; Between thesublime and the grotesque -- Japanese erotic engravings; Index.

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Subjects

ART -- Asian Asia Erotic Art Erotic art -- Asia Femmes dans l'art Livres numériques Man-woman relationships Women in art

Writers

Döpp, Hans-Jürgen

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