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Japanese Erotic Prints: Shunga by Harunobu and Koryûsai Paperback – November 1, 2001


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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.
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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.

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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)

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