"Examines how the "beautiful woman" (bijin) emerged as a symbol of Japanese culture during the Meiji period and the contributions of writers, artists, scholars, critics, journalists, and politicians to the discussion of the bijin and to the production of a national discourse on …
This study of modern Japan engages the fields of art history, literature, and cultural studies, seeking to understand how the ?beautiful woman? (bijin) emerged as a symbol of Japanese culture during the Meiji period (1868?1912). With origins in the formative period of modern Jap…
"Examines how the "beautiful woman" (bijin) emerged as a symbol of Japanese culture during the Meiji period and the contributions of writers, artists, scholars, critics, journalists, and politicians to the discussion of the bijin and to the production of a national discourse on …
