Utamaro: And the Spectacle of Beauty
Category: Books,Arts & Photography,History & Criticism
Utamaro: And the Spectacle of Beauty Details
About the Author Julie Nelson Davis is associate professor of East Asian art in the Department of Art History at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of Dramatic Impressions: Japanese Theater Prints from the Gilbert Luber Collection. Read more
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Reviews
This book is one of the most significant and important contributions to the field of scholarship in ukiyo-e. The argument is more sophisticated than the previous reviewer suggests -- rather than "stripping" the artist of "his individuality" Davis argues convincingly that the prints were designed to sell an enhanced reputation for Utamaro -- and that he and his publisher used their connections and period ideas of sophistication to create an aura of celebrity around Utamaro. It's a scholarly book, not a general one, that uses an impressive range of theory, primary documentation, and close analysis to give a new idea of the ukiyo-e artist. If you don't believe me, consider Donald Richie's review in the Japan Times: [...]
