James Madison University JMU Scholarly Commons Senior Honors Projects, 2020-current Honors College 5-8-2020 Savoring the moon: Japanese prints of the floating world Madison Dalton James Madison University Follow this and additional works at: https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/honors202029 Part of the Acting Commons, Art Education Commons, Asian Art and Architecture Commons, Buddhist Studies Commons, Fine Arts Commons, History of Religions of Eastern Origins Commons, Japanese Studies Commons, Modern Art and Architecture Commons, and the Other History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology Commons Recommended Citation Dalton, Madison, "Savoring the moon: Japanese prints of the floating world" (2020). Senior Honors Projects, 2020-current. 10. https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/honors202029/10 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Honors College at JMU Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Senior Honors Projects, 2020-current by an authorized administrator of JMU Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Savoring the Moon: Japanese Prints of the Floating World _______________________ An Honors College Project Presented to the Faculty of the Undergraduate College of Visual and Performing Arts James Madison University _______________________ by Madison Britnell Dalton Accepted by the faculty of the Madison Art Collection, James Madison University, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Honors College. FACULTY COMMITTEE: HONORS COLLEGE APPROVAL: Project Advisor: Virginia Soenksen, Bradley R. Newcomer, Ph.D., Director, Madison Art Collection and Lisanby Dean, Honors College Museum Reader: Hu, Yongguang Associate Professor, Department of History Reader: Tanaka, Kimiko Associate Professor, Department of Sociology Reader: , , PUBLIC PRESENTATION This work is accepted for presentation, in part or in full, at Honors Symposium on April 3, 2020. 2 Table of Contents LIST OF FIGURES ........................................................................................................................................ 6 FIGURE 1 .................................................................................................................................................................... 6 FIGURE 2 .................................................................................................................................................................... 7 FIGURE 3 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28 ABSTRACT.................................................................................................................................................. 29 EXHIBITION FACT SHEET– SAVORING THE MOON: JAPANESE PRINTS OF THE FLOATING WORLD ....................................................................................................................................................... 30 PREFACE: EXHIBITION FACT SHEET ......................................................................................................................... 30 EXHIBITION CHECKLIST ........................................................................................................................ 33 PREFACE: EXHIBITION CHECKLIST ........................................................................................................................... 33 SAVORING THE MOON – EXHIBITION TEXT ......................................................................................... 38 PREFACE: EXHIBITION CREATION PROCESS ............................................................................................................. 38 PREFACE: EXHIBITION TEXT .................................................................................................................................... 38 INTRODUCTION TEXT: .............................................................................................................................................. 39 SECTION 1: EDUCATION CASE .................................................................................................................................. 39 Preface: Section 1 ............................................................................................................................................... 39 Wall Text: ........................................................................................................................................................... 40 Section 1: Case 1: ............................................................................................................................................... 40 Section 1: Case 1: Object 1 ................................................................................................................................ 40 Section 1: Case 1: Object 2 ................................................................................................................................ 41 Section 1: Case 2: ............................................................................................................................................... 41 Section 1: Case 2: Object 3 ................................................................................................................................ 41 Section 1: Case 2: Object 4 ................................................................................................................................ 42 Section 1: Case 2: Object 5 ................................................................................................................................ 42 3 TIMELINE ................................................................................................................................................................. 42 Preface: Timeline ............................................................................................................................................... 42 SECTION 2: FAN PRINTS ..........................................................................................................................................