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Sex and the floating world : erotic images in Japan 1700-1820
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Sex and the floating world : erotic images in Japan 1700-1820

by Timon Screech

This volume examines shunga, the erotic paintings and prints of Edo-period Japan, investigating sexual fantasy and the social tensions of class and gender reflected in the genre.

Accession 1578 ISBN 1861890303 Publisher Reaktion
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