Shunga Erotic Art in Japan

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FOLLOWING THE AESTHETICS OF EVERYDAY LIFE, EDO-PERIOD SHUNGA VARIED WIDELY IN ITS DEPICTIONS OF SEXUALITY. We also recognize the vast cultural history we preserve with our care and reverence for these antique objects, and agree with CITES that objects over 100 years of age have nothing whatsoever to do with species depletion in our current world. HAVE A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 150. 25 mm). Contributors: Miwa Yanagi / Ryo Shiotani / TOMOPublisher: PIE InternationalPage Count: 320ppSize: 7 x 10Notes: ADULTS ONLY, paperback, color, Japanese Edition, Japanese & English textRelease Date: May 3, 2017ISBN: 978-4756247537 A BEAUTIFUL CARVED SCULPTURAL OKIMONO PIECE MADE DURING THE PERIODS OF THE TAISHO (1912-1926) AND THE EARLY YEARS OF SHOWA (1926-1989) IN THE IMPERIAL JAPAN. IT IS CARVED WITH IMPECCABLE THREE-DIMENSIONAL DETAILS AND POLYCHROMATED WITH BLACK, RED AND GREENISH COLORED INKS. NOTE: OKIMONO (置物, OKI-MONO) IS A JAPANESE TERM MEANING "ORNAMENT FOR DISPLAY; OBJET D'ART; DECORATIVE OBJECT", TYPICALLY DISPLAYED IN A TOKONOMA ALCOVE OR BUTSUDAN ALTAR. SHUNGA (春画) IS A TYPE OF JAPANESE EROTIC ART TYPICALLY EXECUTED AS A KIND OF UKIYO-E, OFTEN IN WOODBLOOK PRINT FORMAT.