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Ariake Poems of Love and Longing by the Women Courtiers of Ancient Japan

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Publisher's Synopsis

This collection of love poetry from Japan features the writings of women courtesans who used the poems as a means of seduction and sometimes as a way to express sadness. The poems are accompanied by Asia-influenced collage images.

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ISBN: 9780811828130
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Imprint: Chronicle Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 895.6110809287
DEWEY edition: 21
Number of pages: 79
Weight: 255g
Height: 192mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 13mm

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