Author: Yimen, Rev
Title: Dreams of Spring: Erotic Art in China from the Bertholet Collection
Description: Amsterdam, Pepin Press, 1997. Hardcover. A red casebound book. There is a dust jacket with the title in white down a red spine. Pages: (7), 8-207, (1). Profusely illustrated with color images. Contents are as follows: Spring Palace Paintings -- The Rites of Spring -- Yin and Yang -- Taoism and Sex -- The Art of the Bedroom -- What the Yellow Emperor had to Learn -- The Nine Ways -- Early Erotic Painting -- The Rise of Erotic Romance -- The Golden Period of the Late Ming -- The Great Novels -- The Carnal Prayer Mat -- Some Characteristics -- Tenderness -- Humour -- Dongxuan zi: The Thirty Methods -- The Albums -- In Search of the Elixir -- Strange and Remarkable Love Scenes from the Ming Dynasty -- Episodes from Rouputuan (The Carnal Prayer Mat) -- Spring Flowers and Autumn Moons -- The Garden of Delights -- The Joys of Forbidden Love -- Romance in Beautiful Scenery -- Delights of a Young Scholar -- Scenes from Jinpingmei (Golden Lotus) -- The Secret Meeting -- Visions of Traditional Sex Life -- Love and Laughter in the Rich Man's Mansion -- Renderings of Ancient Times -- Happy Days at the Courtesans' House -- The Comedy of Sex -- Decadence and Debauchery -- Inlaid Boxes and Painted Silk Covers -- Imitations of Ancient Erotic Art -- Rice Paper Paintings -- Naughty Stories from the Golden Time of Romance -- Male and Female Homosexuality -- A Brothel in Shanghai -- Shanghai in the 1920s -- Popular Scrolls. VG/VG: Exlibrary book. Sticker on the dust jacket at the base of the spine. Stamp on the front free end page. Stamp on the back free end page. Sticker and due date card on back pasted end page.

Keywords: Asian Art ; ; ; General Art - Asian


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