Full Description
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.
Contents
Introduction Chapter 1: Kanbun Master (1661-1673) / Chapter 2: Hishikawa Moronobu (?-1694) / Chapter 3: Sugimura jihei (active c.1681-98) / Chapter 4: Torii Kiyonobu (1664-1729) / Chapter 5: Nishikawa Sukenobu (1671-1751) / Chapter 6: Miyagawa Choshun (1683-1753) / Chapter 7: Okumura Masanobu (1686-1764) / Chapter 8: Tsukioka Settei (1710 - 1786) / Chapter 9: Suzuki Harunobu (1725?-1770) / Chapter 10: Isoda Koryusai (active c.1766-88) / Chapter 11: Katsukawa Shunsho (1726?-1792) / Chapter 12: Katsukawa Shuncho (active 1780-95) / Chapter 13: Kitao Masanobu (1761-1816) / Chapter 14: Torii Kiyonaga (1752-1815) / Chapter 15: Kitagawa Utamaro (1754?-1806) / Chapter 16: Chobunsai Eishi (1756-1829) / Chapter 17: Chokyosai Eiri (active 1790-1800) / Chapter 18: Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1829) / Chapter 19: Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825) / Chapter 20: Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) / Chapter 21: Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) / Chapter 22: Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) / Chapter 23: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) Glossary