Dancer, Nun, Ghost, Goddess explores the story of the dancers Giō and Hotoke, which first appeared in the fourteenth-century narrative Tale of the Heike. The s

This book is a guide to identifying female creators and artistic movements from all parts of Asia, offering a broad spectrum of media and presentation represent

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