Shunga: The art of love in Japan

by Tom Evans, Mary 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.

302 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1975

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[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!