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Item #108000800

Ryutei Tanehiko & Kunisada, Shunjo Kodan Mizuage-cho, a set of 3books, Erotica

Item No

#108000800

Item

Shunga Book

Artist

Ryutei Tanehiko & Kunisada

Price

$2400.00

Weight

0.27kg

size

width

16cm 6 1/4"

depth

0.8cm 0 1/2"

height

22cm 8 3/4"

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This is one of the most famous shun-ga books which was banned in 1841.

Mizuage means the first sexual intercourse for the young courtesan with the client.

Before the late 17c, shunga were exclusively admired by members of the court, military and monastic classes, but the genre gained wide-spread popularity with woodblock examples by artists such as Hishikawa Moronobu (c1618-94). By the 18c, their popularity led to a public ban on erotic prints, although tacit approval of their production was given by the government, allowing the genre to continue and even flourish. Ironically it was during the 18c and 19c that Shunga reached their height of popularity.

Multi color prints of shunga came into full-fledged production circa 1790 -1800. Some of famous ukiyo-e artists also created many of Shunga works and they were widely distributed among commoners.

This book was written by a famous play writer Ryutei Tanehiko and was illustrated by Utagawa Kunisada under his secret artist name (ingou) of Bukiyo Matabei.

Tanehiko and Kunisada were well known as a golden hit maker. One of their biggest hits was "Nise Murasaki Inaka Genji".

Kunisada crated a lot of Shunga but they were banned for publication in 1841. Among of Kunisada's erotica works, this artwork is well known and this print was re-published or re-produced in many prints from the Meiji era to the present.

After the Tempo-no-kaikaku (the Tempo reform), in 1844, he abondoned the artist names of Kunisada and Bukiyo Matabei and succeeded the artist name of Toyokuni III.

These illustration in the book shows Kunisada's brilliant use of colors thus this is a very important historical and cultural material.

Very good impression and colors

Slight stains, soiling and tear

Each volume consists of approx 30 pages
Total of 18 full color pages in 3 volumes
2 sheets of mono color print