Japanese Erotic Prints: Shunga by Harunobu and Koryūsai

by Inge Klompmakers

This title presents a ravishing selection of shunga by the first full-colour woodblock-print Harunobu and Koryūsai. The prints used for this book are of a remarkable quality, their radiant colours perfectly preserved by the albums in which they were kept. The first volume in a 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.

160 pages, Paperback

First published May 30, 2001