Japanese erotic fantasies : sexual imagery of the Edo period

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Japanese erotic fantasies : sexual imagery of the Edo period

Chris Uhlenbeck and Margarita Winkel with contributions by Ellis Tinios, Cecilia Segawa Seigle, Oikawa Shigeru ; editor, Amy Reigle Newland

Hotei Pub., c2005

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"This publication coincides with the exhibition 'Desire of spring. Erotic fantasies in Edo Japan' from 22 Jan. to 17 Apr. 2005 in the Kunsthal Rotterdam" -- p. 256

Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-250) and indexes

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Description

This is the first modern study on Japanese erotic print art (so called shunga) and shows highlights from the oeuvre of Kitagawa Utamaro, Katsushika Hokusai, Suzuki Harunobu, Utagawa Kunisada, Utagawa Kuniyoshi and many others. Various essays written by international experts describe this fascinating genre in its social, historical and artistic context, discussing themes like homosexuality, voyeurism, life in Edo's brothels, techniques of composition etc.

Table of Contents

  • Preface by Chris Uhlenbeck
  • Acknowledgements by Chris Uhlenbeck & Margarita Winkel
  • Editorial Notes
  • Shunga: the Issues by Chris Uhlenbeck
  • The Setting for shunga: the Yoshiwara by Cecilia Segawa Seigle
  • Erotic Books in the Floating World of Urban Life by Margarita Winkel
  • The Catalogue ('The Primitives'
  • The Age of Harunobu, Kiyonaga and Utamaro
  • The Nineteenth Century
  • The Meiji Period and Beyond)
  • Appendix: Japanese characters for book, print and series titles
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • General Index
  • Artists' Index.

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