CLARK, TIMOTHY; GERSTLE, C ANDREW; ISHIGAMI, AKI; YANO, AKIKO [EDS.]

Shunga: Sex and Pleasure in Japanese Art

London: The British Museum Press, 2013. First Edition. Red hardback cloth cover. 300mm x 260mm (12" x 10"). 536pp. Over 400 colour plates, some folding. Published to accompany the Shunga: Sex and Pleasure in Japanese Art exhibition at the British Museum October 2013 - January 2014. Most shunga are a type of ukiyo-e, usually executed in woodblock print format. While rare, there are extant erotic painted handscrolls which predate ukiyo-e. Translated literally, the Japanese word shunga means picture of spring; "spring" is a common euphemism for sex. The ukiyo-e movement as a whole sought to express an idealisation of contemporary urban life and appeal to the new shonin class. Following the aesthetics of everyday life, Edo-period shunga varied widely in its depictions of sexuality. As a subset of ukiyo-e it was enjoyed by all social groups in the Edo period, despite being out of favour with the shogunate. Almost all ukiyo-e artists made shunga at some point in their careers.. VG : in very good condition with rubbed and lightly edge worn dust jacket. Previous owner name plate to front pastedown .

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Boeknummer: k1898

Catalogus: Japanese Art

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DOUBLEDAY, JOHN [TEXT]; VITMAYER, JANET [FOREWORD]

Popular Art in Isolation Japan 1639 - 1858. An Exhibition of Carved Toggles and Woodblock Prints from the Secluded Culture of Japan During the Great Isolation

London: The Horniman Museum / Public Park Trust, 1997. First Edition. Illustrated cream card cover. 250mm x 180mm (10" x 7"). 60pp. B/w plates from the exhibition. An Exhibition held at the Horniman Museum and Gardens 12th September 1997 - 13th April 1998. Selected from the Netsuke and Ukiyo-e Prints Collected by Gordon Doubleday between 1927 and 1967.. VG : in very good condition with paper wraps .

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Boeknummer: k3588

Catalogus: Japanese Art

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GUNSAULUS, HELEN; GENTLES, MARGARET O [COMP.]

The Clarence Buckingham Collection of Japanese Prints. Two Volume Set. I the Primitives; II Harunobu, Koryusai, Shigemasa, Their Followers and Contemporaries

Chicago: The Art Institue of Chicago, 1965. Limited Edition [82/500]. Rust hardback cloth cover. 400mm x 320mm (16" x 13"). vi, 285pp; vi, 307pp. Each volume has 8 colour plates; numerous additional b/w plates and illustrations. Volume one published 1955 and numbered 82 of a 500 limited print run; volume II published 1965 and limited to 1000 copy print run. Heavy set extra shipping needed for overseas.. VG : in very good condition without dust jackets. Covers lightly rubbed. Volume I with slipcase; volume II lacking slipcase. Teg .

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Boeknummer: k3583

Catalogus: Japanese Art

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ROBINSON, B W; KUNIYOSHI, UTAGAWA

Kuniyoshi: The Warrior Prints

Oxford: Phaidon Press Ltd, 1982. First Edition. Grey hardback cloth cover. 320mm x 250mm (13" x 10"). 208pp. 205 b/w illustrations 32 colour. Utagawa Kuniyoshi 1798-1861) was one of the last great masters of the Japanese ukiyo-e style of woodblock prints and painting.He was a member of the Utagawa school.. VG : in very good condition with dust jacket. Repaired tear to upper edge of dust jacket .

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Boeknummer: g2249

Catalogus: Japanese Art

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