Shunga - Sex and Pleasure in Japanese Art

Drawing on the latest scholarship from the leading experts in the field and featuring over 400 images of works from major public and private collections, this landmark book looks at painted and printed erotic images produced in Japan during the Edo period (1600-1868) and early Meiji era (1868-1912).
This title is only available through Hotei Publishing in the United States of America, Canada and the Philippines.

About the author

Timothy Clark is Head of the Japanese Section in the Department of Asia at the British Museum, London.

C. Andrew Gerstle is Head of the Department of Japan and Korea and Professor of Japanese studies at SOAS, University of London.

Aki Ishigami is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Kinugasa Research Organization, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto.

Akiko Yano is Leverhulme Research Fellow in the Department of Japan and Korea at SOAS, University of London.

Product details

• Assisted by: Timothy Clark (Editor), C Andrew Gerstle (Editor), C. Andrew Gerstle (Editor), Aki Ishigami (Editor), Akiko Yano (Editor)
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.10.2013
• EAN: 9789004263260
• ISBN: 978-90-04-26326-0
• No. of pages: 560
• Dimensions: 252 mm x 294 mm x 40 mm
• Weight: 3028 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history