Fashion and the Floating World

$50.00 at de Young Museum.

An exclusive insight into glamour of Edo–period society through the medium of 170 exquisite ukiyo-e.This sumptuous book explores the important world that woodblock prints played in the fashionable world of Edo–period Japan (1603–1868). One hundred and seventy ukiyo-e (“pictures of the floating world”) offer us 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, and highlight the fashions…