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Japanese Erotic Prints: Shunga by Harunobu and Koryûsai Paperback – November 1, 2001
by
Inge Klompmakers
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This title presents a ravishing selection of shunga by the first full-colour woodblock-print masters: Harunobu and Koryūsai. The prints used for this book are of a remarkable quality, their radiant colours perfectly preserved by the albums in which they were kept. The first volume in a series on erotic prints by famous Japanese woodblock-print artists, this book contains a detailed general introduction to the genre of shunga. In addition to a description of the historical and cultural settings of the prints, it focuses in particular on the locations and interiors where the erotic action takes place.
- Print length160 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherHotei Publishing
- Publication dateNovember 1, 2001
- Dimensions9.68 x 0.53 x 11.58 inches
- ISBN-109074822371
- ISBN-13978-9074822374
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This title presents a ravishing selection of "shunga" by the first full-colour woodblock-print masters: Harunobu and KoryAsai. The prints used for this book are of a remarkable quality, their radiant colours perfectly preserved by the albums in which they were kept. The first volume in a series on erotic prints by famous Japanese woodblock-print artists, this book contains a detailed general introduction to the genre of shunga. In addition to a description of the historical and cultural settings of the prints, it focuses in particular on the locations and interiors where the erotic action takes place.
About the Author
Inge Klompmakers is currently acquisitions editor for Hotei Publishing. She has worked for a number of years in Japanese art galleries and is the author of Of Brigands and Bravery. Kuniyoshi's Heroes of the Suikoden (1998). Klompmakers also contributed to Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints (2003) and The Hotei Encyclopedia of Japanese Woodblockprints (2005).
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- Publisher : Hotei Publishing
- Publication date : November 1, 2001
- Edition : First Edition
- Language : English
- Print length : 160 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9074822371
- ISBN-13 : 978-9074822374
- Item Weight : 2.25 pounds
- Dimensions : 9.68 x 0.53 x 11.58 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #6,758,003 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,504 in Printmaking (Books)
- #3,074 in Erotica Art
- #3,373 in Erotic Arts & Photography
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