Butterfly's sisters
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/320126539
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/320133253
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/320183851
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  alternate name: Geishas--History
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  alternate name: 1850-2000
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  alternate name: Civilization, Western
abstract: In this book,the author explores the Western portrayal of Japanese women, and geishas in particular, from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. She argues that in the West, Japanese women have come to embody certain ideas about feminine sexuality, and she analyzes how these ideas have been expressed in diverse art forms, ranging from fiction and opera to the visual arts and music videos. Among the many works Kawaguchi discusses are the art criticism of Baudelaire and Huysmans, the opera Madama Butterfly, the sculptures of Rodin, the Broadway play Teahouse of the August Moon, and the international best seller Memoirs of a Geisha. Butterfly’s Sisters also examines the impact on early twentieth-century theatre, drama, and dance theory of the performance styles of the actresses Madame Hanako and Sadayakko, both formerly geishas.
creator: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/310186132
language: eng
work example: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/301265895
type: CreativeWork

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