四季の花, Girls Entertained by Performers, from the illustrated book Flowers of the Four Seasons, Kitagawa Utamaro, 1801

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四季の花, Girls Entertained by Performers, from the illustrated book Flowers of the Four Seasons, Edo period (1615–1868), 1801, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 6 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. ( x cm), Prints, Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?–1806), Theatrical performances are paradigms of people watching other people. There is a division of roles as well as a division of space. The actors move about a prescribed area, while the audience remains passively confined to another

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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