| Description |
174 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: 4 17 -- Origins (1630-1750) -- From the Kambun Master to Tsukioka Settei, Through Erotic Art and Literature -- I 39 -- The Fragile Beauty of the Courtesan -- From Suzuki Harunobu to Santo Kyoden -- 4 83 -- The Happy Eroticism and Subtle Uneasiness of the Chonin bunka -- The Golden Season of Kitagawa Utamaro -- I 1071 -- Japanese Erotic Art Towards Modernity -- From Katsushika Hokusai to the Empire of the Senses by Nagisha Oshima |
| Summary |
"Shunga, or "images of spring," are erotic polychrome engravings produced for the pleasure-loving society of Japan. Painted by the masters of the Ukiyo-e school during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, the Shunga served a number of purposes: illustrations for love novels, instructive albums for young wives, or even lucky charms for warriors." "This book offers readers a collection of rare prints never before published, enriched by succinct, highly informative captions, as well as text introducing the various periods and defining characteristics of the genre."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
English translation |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Color prints, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868 -- Catalogs.
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Color prints, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868.
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Erotic art -- Japan.
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Erotic prints, Japanese -- Catalogs.
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Erotic prints, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868.
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Ukiyoe.
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| Genre/Form |
Catalogs.
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| Author |
Fagioli, Marco.
Shunga, images du printemps. English
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| LC no. |
98060756 |
| ISBN |
0789302454 |
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