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Poem of the Pillow and other stories: by Utamaro, Hokusai, Kuniyoshi and other artists of the Floating World

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ISBN-10:

0714871575

ISBN-13:

9780714871578

Author(s): Calza, Gian Carlo
Edition: Reprint
Released: May 23, 2016
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Format: Paperback, 464 pages
Related ISBN: 9780714849966
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A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated study of traditional Japanese erotic art.Poem of the Pillow and Other Stories examines the artistic developments of Japanese erotic art from the ukiyo-e period, dating from the mid-seventeenth century to the end of the nineteenth century. Known by the delicate euphemism of Shunga or ‘spring images’, these pictures were hugely popular and admired, and are today highly collectable works of art.This book illustrates major Shunga works from important ukiyo-e masters such as Utamaro, Hokusai, Harunobu, Kunisada, Kuniyoshi and many others. World-renowned scholar Gian Carlo Calza defines these fascinating erotic works in their social, historical and artistic context, providing a broad overview of a subject that is extremely nuanced and intriguing. Beautifully illustrated with over 300 images, including woodblock prints, scrolls and paintings, this book is a perfect introduction to ukiyo-e erotic art.

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