Yoshiwara : : The Glittering World of the Japanese Courtesan / / Cecilia Segawa Seigle.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Seigle, Cecilia Segawa,
• Place / Publishing House: Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2022]; ©1993
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (336 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; 1 Introduction: From Saburuko to Painted Harlots --; 2 Moto-Yoshiwara --; 3 Prosperity and Profligacy --; 4 Traditions and Protocols --; 5 Age of the Dandy: The Flowering of Yoshiwara Arts --; 6 Rise of the Geisha: An Age of Glitter and Tragedy --; 7 Decline of the Yoshiwara --; APPENDIX A Procession of Courtesans (Oiran dōchū) --; APPENDIX B Classes of Courtesans and Prostitutes --; APPENDIX C Classification of Bordellos --; APPENDIX D Ratio of Male to Female Geisha, 1770-1800 --; Notes --; Chronology --; Glossary --; Bibliography --; Index --; About the Author
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780824846183; 9783110564150
• DOI: 10.1515/9780824846183
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Cecilia Segawa Seigle.

Drawing on both historical and literary sources, examines life in the pleasure houses of Japan during the Edo period from the early 1600s to 1868. Among the topics are the origins, illegal competitors, the cost of a visit, the treatment of the courtesans, traditions and protocols, Yoshiwara arts, th