Envisioning the Empress?illuminates dynamic and powerful empresses who impacted not only women in their own time, but whose influence extended to later generations of royalty, creating a greater role for imperial women and elevating the status of womens roles at a crucial juncture in Japanese history.
Introduction: The Visual Monarchy
Part I
Chapter One: The Modern Imperial Family: Institutions and Images
Chapter Two: Mimesis and Multiples: Empress ShMken anls-
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