Japanese Erotic Prints: Shunga by Harunobu and Koryusai

Hotei Publishing,The Netherlands, 2001. Soft cover. Very Good. From the back cover: 'This publication offers the reader a ravishing selection of erotic prints (shunga) by the first full-colour woodblock-print masters: Harunobu and Koryusai. It is based on a private collection of prints of remarkable quality, their radiant colours perfectly preserved by the albums in which they were kept. The first volume in a popular series on erotic prints by famous Japanese woodblock-print artists, this book contains a detailed general introduction to the genre of shunga. In addition to a description of the historical and cultural settings of the prints, it focuses in particular on the locations and interiors where the erotic action takes place.' Minor scuffs to the soft covers, interior is bright and unmarked. 160 pages. 9.75 x 11.75