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Sex and the Floating World

- Erotic Images in Japan 1700-1820

About Sex and the Floating World

Changes in Japanese law in the 1990s enabled erotic images to be published without fear of prosecution, and many shunga picture-books have since appeared. This book offers an assessment of the genre of Japanese paintings and prints known as shunga. It seeks to re-establish shunga in a proper historical frame of culture and creativity.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781861894328
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 320
  • Published:
  • January 31, 2009
  • Edition:
  • 2
  • Dimensions:
  • 134x225x28 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 558 g.
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Description of Sex and the Floating World

Changes in Japanese law in the 1990s enabled erotic images to be published without fear of prosecution, and many shunga picture-books have since appeared. This book offers an assessment of the genre of Japanese paintings and prints known as shunga. It seeks to re-establish shunga in a proper historical frame of culture and creativity.

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