Shunga: Sex and Pleasure in Japanese Art Tapa dura - 2013

Hardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; A magnificent book, the catalogue of a landmark exhibition at the British Museum, the most important international exhibition of Shunga to be held to date, from 3 October 2013 to 5 January 2014.

2013. 556 pages, with over 400 illustrations. Hardback 29.5 x 25cms. ISBN: 9780714124766. Exploration of the erotic in Japanese paintings and prints of the Edo (1600 - 1868) and early Meiji periods (1868 - 1912). Also discusses how Chinese erotic art influenced Japanese traditions. Text in English.

British Museum Press, 2013. Hardcover. New. 566 pages. Italian language. 11.77x10.00x1.57 inches.

BRITISH MUSEUM, 2013-09-02. Hardcover. New. 12x9x1. In manufacturer's shrink wrap. Wrap is torn in front. Note: oversize/overweight, no International nor Expedited shipping. Standard shipping only.

British Museum Press , pp. 566 . Hardback. New.

London: The British Museum Press, 2014. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Near Fine — in Near Fine Dustwrapper. Previous owners' name & date to the first blank. . ### IMPORTANT: Weighing 3.3kg. shipping beyond the shores of my utopian country will be by ParcelForce World Wide, and starts at £15.00 Europe/£30.00 Elsewhere (less the displayed cost) for a 5-7 day service, tracked, duties unpaid. ### Hardback in dust wrapper (red boards with black titling to the spine) Physically 11¾” x 9¾” (3.3 kg); 536pp; Index; Bibliography; Includes: Black & white photographs; Colour photographs; Colour plates (many gate-folds); ISBN: 978-0-714-12476-6 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their… Leer más

British Museum London, 2013 EXTRA HEAVY BOOK! THIS WILL NEED EXTRA POSTAGE DEPENDING ON DESTINATION. This extraordinary exhibition was accompanied by an extraordinary catalogue. It is - given the subject - EXPLICIT. People of a prudish nature will not want this on their shelves. It is a book that allows the viewer to discover Japanese art like no other. Originally created by the artists of the floating world to advertise brothels in 17th-century Yoshiwara, these popular spring pictures (shunga) transcended class and gender in Japan for almost 300 years. These tender, humorous and brightly coloured pieces celebrate sexual pleasure in all its forms, culminating in the beautiful, yet graphic, work of iconic artists Utamaro, Hokusai and Kunisada. This catalogue of a major international exhibition aims to answer some key questions about what shunga is and why was it produced. Erotic Japanese art was heavily suppressed in Japan from the 1870s onwards as part of a process of cultural modernisation that… Leer más