Fashion and the Floating World: Japanese ukiyo-e Prints

The book explores the role of woodblock prints in the fashionable world of Edo-period Japan, featuring 140 ukiyo-e pictures that depict the culture of entertainment, style, and glamour. It highlights the fashions, dress accessories, and hairstyles shown in these colourful and compelling images by artists such as Utagawa Kunisada and Utagawa Hiroshige, and benefits from the V&A's world-leading collection and many rarely seen prints.

Format: Hardback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 10 October 2024
Publisher: V & A Publishing

Woodblock prints played a significant role in the fashionable world of Edo-period Japan (1603-1868), providing a vivid view of the culture of entertainment, style, and glamour that developed in bustling urban centers. Expert curators bring to life the scenes and figures depicted in 140 ukiyo-e pictures, highlighting the fashions, dress accessories, and hairstyles shown in these colorful and compelling images by artists such as Utagawa Kunisada and Utagawa Hiroshige. This fascinating glimpse into an exciting world of celebrity actors, courtesans, kimono retailers, fabric workshops, makeup brands, theatre managers, brothel keepers, and restaurant owners is enhanced by the V&A's world-leading collection and includes many rarely seen prints.

Dimension: 320 x 240 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781838510503