Author: Calza, Gian Carlo (and) Stefania Piotti
Title: Poem of the Pillow and Other Stories by Utamaro, Hokusai, Kuniyoshi, and Other Artists of the Floating World
Description: New York, Phaidon, 2010. Hardcover. Color illustrated boads with an onion skin half-sized dust jacket that has the text in bronze down the spine. Pages: (5), 6-463, (1). Profusely illustrated with a majority color images. " Poem of the Pillow and Other Stories examines the artistic developments of Japanese erotic art from the ukiyo-e period, dating from the mid-seventeenth century to the end of the nineteenth century. Known by the delicate euphemism of Shunga or 'spring images', these pictures were hugely popular and admired, and are today highly collectable works of art. This book illustrates major Shunga works from important ukiyo-e masters such as Utamaro, Hokusai, Harunobu, Kunisada, Kuniyoshi and many others. World-renowned scholar Gian Carlo Calza defines these fascinating erotic works in their social, historical and artistic context, providing a broad overview of a subject that is extremely nuanced and intriguing. Beautifully illustrated with over 300 images, including woodblock prints, scrolls and paintings, this book is a perfect introduction to ukiyo-e erotic art." Contents are as follows: The Kanbun Master -- Hishikawa Moronobu -- Sugimura Jihei -- Torii Kiyonobu I -- Nishikawa Sukenobu -- Miyagawa Ch shun -- Okumura Masanobu -- Tsukioka Settei -- Suzuki Harunobu -- Isoda Kory sai -- Katsukawa Shunsh -- Katsukawa Shunch -- Kitao Masanobu -- Torii Kiyonaga -- Kitagawa Utamaro -- Ch bunsai Eishi -- Ch ky sai Eiri -- Katsushika Hokusai -- Utagawa Toyokuni -- Utagawa Kunisada -- Kikugawa Eizan -- Keisai Eisen -- Utagawa Kuniyoshi. VG/VG: Exlibrary book. Stamp on half-title page. Stamp, sticker, and due date card on back pasted end page.

Keywords: Asian Art ; Erotic Art ; ; General Art - Asian


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