Shunga : the art of love in Japan / Tom and Mary Anne Evans
1979, Second Printing. New York : Paddington Press. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #408481
ISBN: 0448233304
Physical description; 302 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 x 29 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (page 301). Contents; The classes of society -- The floating world -- Sex and society -- Woman in society: workers and wives, lovers and courtesans -- The Shunga and the growth of Ukiyo-e -- The Shunga: maturity and decay. Subjects; 1600-1868. Erotic art Japan. Ukiyoe Japan. Art, Japanese Edo period, 1600-1868. Manners and customs. Ukiyoe. Erotic art Japan History. Erotic prints, Japanese ; Edo period, 1600-1868. Sex. Sexual identity.
Price: €35.00