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Shunga: Erotic Art in Japan
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Shunga: Erotic Art in Japan Hardcover - 2013

by Rosina Buckland


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This book includes work by Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806) and Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), who produced erotic imagery as a standard part of their work. The erotic encounters depicted in shunga reflect multiple perspectives--male, female, heterosexual, and same-sex. There is a particular emphasis on sexual situations in everyday life: a wife catches her husband seducing a maid, a couple is spied on by a curious servant, and mice start copulating in imitation of the humans. Japanese erotic art was characterized by exaggeration and fantasy and, as one verse-writer warns, "The foolish couple copy shunga and pull a muscle." Shunga examines this underexplored area of Japanese culture and is fully illustrated with fascinating images from the rich collections of the British Museum, many of which have never been published before.

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  • Title Shunga: Erotic Art in Japan
  • Author Rosina Buckland
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st American edi
  • Pages 175
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Harry N. Abrams, New York
  • Date 2013
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781468306989 / 1468306987
  • Weight 2.5 lbs (1.13 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.8 x 9.8 x 1 in (24.89 x 24.89 x 2.54 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP

About the author

Rosina Buckland is curator of the Japanese collections at the National Museum of Scotland. Her primary interests are the art and culture of the late Edo period and early Meiji era, with a focus on paintings and prints. She is a co-author of" A Japanese Menagerie: Animal Pictures by Kowanabe Kyosai" (2006).
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Overlook Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 2013. First Edition; First Printing. Lg Hardcover, illus.. 1468306987 . Book and DJ As New. No defects. NO markings of ANY kind. DJ not clipped ($45) ; Ships in a box, USA. ; Square Small 4to tall; 176 pages .
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