Shunga: The Art of Love in Japan

by Tom Evans, Mary Anne Evans

Enter Ukiyo- the "fleeting, floating world" inhabited by the merchant class of Japan in the 17th to 19th centuries. Physical love as a means of self-expression as an art form has always assumed a greater importance in the East than in the West. In the uninhibited atmosphere of Ukiyo, erotic art literature was openly produced and widely enjoyed; and it was here that Japanese eroticism found its truest and most perfect in the famous wood-block prints known as the Ukiyo-e shunga.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1975

About the author

I'm a librarian living near NYC, having had poems, stories, and nonfiction published in various ezines and print journals. My first novel Where Do the Children Play? came out on October 25 2018, my second, In Elysian Fields, was published on July 4 2019. My newly self-published book "So Long Ma, I'm Only Bleeding" is a sequel to the first book. If you are interested here is a link to my literary blog: www.thome2040.com

Reviews

[Ted · Rating 3 out of 5]

I shunga passed on this one. Printings became repetitious, boring, rather than titillating.

[Branford Burgundy · Rating 4 out of 5]

good color reproduction, and plenty of B/W repros - - written by a married couple! Hot!