A new Spider-Man: Brand New Day rumor involving a "dark, mysterious female character" has emerged ... specifically to the late Sengoku period and the Edo period (17th century) of Japan.

Both men and women found the wakashū alluring ... They still had to abide by Edo-era norms. Yet, in their unique fashion, they were making waves in the waters of gender and sexuality.

In the Edo period, women were expected to be subservient ... with elaborate hair styles, makeup and clothing. They were supposed to be educated and compliant. Mizu is particularly burdened ...

In a collection of never-before-published photographs from 19th century Japan, two men are seen crafting traditional Edo-period pipes called ... a crucial role.” Female beauty was among ...

During a highly restrictive era for women, she trained within the Kanō tradition, which combined the ink and brushwork of Chinese paintings with the color and ornament of Japanese art.

The Edo Period in Japan seems pretty much a feminist's nightmare. Samurai rule and strict societal boundaries confined women within the neo-Confucianistic bonds of a deeply patriarchal society.

The Ota Memorial Museum of Art, Tokyo, is currently hosting an exhibition of Edo Period (1603-1867 ... the world of ukiyo-e is to explore the women depicted in this art form.

“(Her paintings) may come out… if you have an exhibition of Edo period Kanō painting,” Berry said. But he laments the fact that Yukinobu — and other women artists from Japan — are not ...