A Third Gender: Beautiful Youths in Japanese Edo-Period Prints and Paintings (1600-1868)

Name: A Third Gender: Beautiful Youths in Japanese Edo-Period Prints and Paintings (1600-1868)
Brand: Brill
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By Mostow, Joshua S

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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 Gender examines the fascination with wakashu in Edo-period culture and their visual representation in art, demonstrating how they destabilize the conventionally held model of gender binarism.

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: illustrated
Number of Pages:: 215
Release Date:: 2016-05-03
Publication Date:: 2016-05-03
Publisher:: Brill
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0888545142
ISBN13:: 9780888545145
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 1245 g
Height:: 25 cm
Width:: 29.9 cm
Thickness:: 2 cm

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