Japanese Erotic Art: The Hidden World of Shunga

by Ofer Shagan

Japanese erotic art, shunga, has a long history, with thousands of paintings, prints, and illustrated books produced, mostly from the seventeenth to late nineteenth centuries. Shunga literally means "picture of spring"--"spring" being a common Japanese euphemism for sex--and the works celebrate all facets of human sexuality with great candor.

Unlike earlier books that have tended to focus on individual artists, this new publication has a thematic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500291179
• ISBN13: 9780500291177
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 4.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 8.8" x 10.8"