Poem of the Pillow and other stories: by Utamaro, Hokusai, Kuniyoshi and other artists of the Floating World

Hardcover – 1 Jun 2010

by Gian Carlo Calza (Author), Studioarte srl (Gian Carlo Calza Co.) (Author), Imogen Forster (Translator)

 

Synopsis
Poem of the Pillow and Other Stories examines the artistic developments of Japanese erotic art from the ukiyo-e period, dating from the mid-seventeenth century to the end of the nineteenth century. Known by the delicate euphemism of Shunga or ‘spring images’, these pictures were hugely popular and admired, and are today highly collectable works of art. This book illustrates major Shunga works from important ukiyo-e masters such as Utamaro, Hokusai, Harunobu, Kunisada, Kuniyoshi and many others. World-renowned scholar Gian Carlo Calza defines these fascinating erotic works in their social, historical and artistic context, providing a broad overview of a subject that is extremely nuanced and intriguing. Beautifully illustrated with over 300 images, including woodblock prints, scrolls and paintings, this book is a perfect introduction to ukiyo-e erotic art.

 

Book Review

Hardcover: 464 pages
Publisher: Phaidon Press; 01 edition (1 Jun. 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0714849960
ISBN-13: 978-0714849966
Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 5.1 x 27.9 cm

This is a heavy beautiful book, it comes with its own plastic protective cover and this is one book you would want to ensure is protected. There is text on the artist and the collection you are viewing, very informative. The whole book has an air of scholarly learning about it providing the Shunga as art and absolutely not porngraphic.
This is another fantastic book to have in any shunga collection.
Added bonus of a free print as well.

SCORE: 9.6/10