Women in World History : Paintings and Prints: Author/Scholar

Getting Started

Questions

What are these prints and who created them?
Who was the audience for these prints?
How were the prints made and reproduced?
How is the commentary related to the image in "The Drunkard"?
What is the message in the print "Vulgarly Called the Wanton"?
How do you analyze these prints?
How do you use these prints to teach about the Tokugawa period?
What other sources could you use to understand these prints?

Resources

About the Scholar
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About the Scholar

Brian W. Platt received his PhD in Japanese history at the University of Illinois in 1998. He is author of Burning and Building: Schooling and State Formation in Japan, 1750-1890. His research interests include village society and culture, modern state formation, and rural resistance movements.

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