Japanese Erotic Fantasies: Sexual Imagery of the Edo Period
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- File Size: 102.5 MB
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- Total Page Count: 242
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Japanese Erotic Fantasies: Sexual Imagery of the Edo Period
Japanese Erotic Fantasies is a digital catalogue devoted to shunga, the erotic imagery produced during Japan’s Edo period. This PDF edition is available as an instant download after purchase.
The book places shunga within the broader history of ukiyo-e printmaking and book illustration. It brings together essays by Chris Uhlenbeck and Margarita Winkel, with contributions by Ellis Tinios, Cecilia Segawa Seigle, and Oikawa Shigeru.
About Japanese Erotic Fantasies
Japanese Erotic Fantasies: Sexual Imagery of the Edo Period was published by Hotei Publishing in Amsterdam. It covers erotic prints, books, albums, and paintings, and it treats shunga as one of the six commercial genres of ukiyo-e.
The catalogue is structured around introductory essays and a detailed catalogue section. It includes a chronology, editorial note, glossary, bibliography, and indexes.
What You’ll Discover Inside
- An overview of the world of shunga and its place in ukiyo-e
- Ellis Tinios on the formal characteristics of Japanese erotic books
- Ellis Tinios on the representation of male-male sex in shunga
- Cecilia Segawa Seigle on the Yoshiwara pleasure quarter and its visitors
- Margarita Winkel on sex and popular literature, including a flier for the aphrodisiacal ointment Chémeigan
- A catalogue of works by artists such as Suzuki Harunobu, Kitagawa Utamaro, Katsushika Hokusai, and Keisai Eisen
- Oikawa Shigeru on the Meiji-era shunga of Kawanabe Kyōsai
Why This Book Matters
Shunga has long been denied a place in the standard history of Japanese printmaking. This catalogue argues for its importance as a commercial genre and as a field of artistic achievement.
Approximately ninety percent of the works illustrated come from private collections. The book also discusses the censorship that has made historical shunga difficult to study in Japan.
Book Details
| Title | Japanese Erotic Fantasies: Sexual Imagery of the Edo Period |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chris Uhlenbeck and Margarita Winkel |
| Contributors | Ellis Tinios, Cecilia Segawa Seigle, Oikawa Shigeru |
| Editor | Amy Reigle Newland |
| Publisher | Hotei Publishing |
| Publication Place | Amsterdam |
| Pages | 242 |
| Format | |
| File Size | 102.5 MB |
| Language | English |
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