Poem of the Pillow and other stories: by Utamaro, Hokusai, Kuniyoshi and other artists of the Floating World Backlist with stunning and surprising examples

with stunning and surprising examples of their art paired with insightful texts that demonstrate their contribution to the painting

Specially commissioned photography captures the glamor

either as stand-alone works or as carefully orchestrated settings for his practice

Sun and Moon tells the story of that burning human need to comprehend the universe

Poem of the Pillow and other stories: by Utamaro, Hokusai, Kuniyoshi and other artists of the Floating World Backlist with stunning and surprising examplesA comprehensive and beautifully illustrated study of traditional Japanese erotic art. 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