...This section summarizes the arguments made throughout the book. It begins with a study of an illustrated book that offers information about contemporary writers, illustrators, and publishers, arguing that this kind of material helped in the period construction of an ukiyo art world. In reviewing...

... approaches to be used throughout in the analysis of production and reception; how works were made, how they were consumed, and their cultural evaluation are also outlined here. carvers printers publishers kabuki sumo Edo city of patronage Naitō Akira Nihonbashi painting art world Becker Howard...