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Japan: Fashion and the Floating World
One-day course
+44 (0)20 7942 2000
Join us at V&A South Kensington for a day where we discover how the colourful woodblock prints of the late eighteenth and nineteenth century played a vital role in Japan’s vibrant fashion culture. Ephemeral, inexpensive productions, these images allowed information about the latest trends to circulate and offered inspiration to those eager to emulate the famous actors, courtesans, geisha and other stylish men and women they depict. This study day explores aspects of Japanese fashion through the extensive V&A collection of woodblock prints. V&A experts Anna Jackson (Keeper of the Asia Department) and Masami Yamada (Curator of Japanese Art) will highlight new discoveries and key trends, followed by a demonstration of kimono dressing by Mamiko Sato and hair styling by Masaki Tanimura.
This study day will take place onsite at V&A South Kensington and will also be live streamed via Microsoft Teams. To join us onsite at the museum, select 'book now' on this page. Alternatively, to book an online ticket, please click here!
Please note, the study day will not be recorded
This study day will take place onsite at V&A South Kensington and will also be live streamed via Microsoft Teams. To join us onsite at the museum, select 'book now' on this page. Alternatively, to book an online ticket, please click here!
Please note, the study day will not be recorded
Course Director
Dr Helen Glaister
Dr Helen Glaister is an art historian specialising in Chinese Ceramics and Decorative Arts. Helen has been Course Director since 2006 and previously worked at the British Museum, has lectured for Birkbeck College, the British Library and is Senior Teaching Fellow at SOAS, University of London.
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One-day course: Japan: Fashion and the Floating World
17 October 2024
£100.00
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Header image: Parody Picture of Firefly Catching: Luminous Jewels at Night [Mitate hotarugari yakō no tamazoroi], Utagawa Kunisada (designer), © Victoria and Albert Museum, London