WOMEN'S MAGAZINE - BEARDSLEY, Aubrey.

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Fujin Gurafu. = The Ladies' Graphic. Volume 1, Number 2. First edition, capturing the movement towards a new, modern woman that dominated Japanese culture after the First World War. This issue is decorated with a colour woodblock print by Beardsley, who was inspired by Japanese art, and a print by the prominent painter and illustrator Takehisa Yumeji.Fujin Gurafu's was first released in May 1924 and continued publication until late 1928. Its design was based on the French magazine Art Goût Beauté, with a large print on the front wrapper. The example on the front of this issue was adapted from Beardsley's The Mirror of Music (1896). The articles range from introductions to Western cuisine, spotlights on women-run businesses in Tokyo, a profile of the American billiards champion Clara Catherine Haywood, and multiple short stories.During the economic boom of the Taisho period, Western culture began to more outwardly influence Japanese trends in fashion, literature, and art. One social trend was the emergence of the "modern girl", a young woman who read literature, entered the workforce, cut her hair in Western styles, and participated in European and American trends. Many magazines were published to cater to this market, often inspired heavily by European, mostly French, examples.

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