Katsukawa Shunshō Nikuhitsu Shunkyū Higi Zukan

Katsukawa Shunshō Nikuhitsu Shunkyū Higi Zukan
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Shunkyū Higi Zukan

Katsukawa Shunshō nikuhitsu Shunkyū higi zukan

Tōkyō: Gakushū Kenkyūsha, Heisei 15, 2003.

Shunkyū Higi Zukan [勝川春章肉筆春宮秘戯図巻 (Secret erotic play)] is a set of erotic paintings produced by Katsushika Shunshō (1726-1793), one of the most important ukiyo-e painters of the Edo period (1600-1868). Originally a scroll, the work was lost for over a hundred years as the scroll was divided into sections and distributed to numerous collectors. The work became a legend known only in literature. In the early 21st century scholars succeeded in locating the different sections and published it as this facsimile edition of only 500 copies. This copy is number 65. The work is important also as it is one of only two known erotic works by Shunshō.

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