{"product_id":"shunga-exhibition-catalogue-eisei-bunko-hosomi-2015","title":"Shunga Exhibition Official Catalogue, Eisei Bunko and Hosomi Museum, 2015 to 2016, Near Mint","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eThe official catalogue of the Shunga exhibition held at Eisei Bunko in Tokyo and the Hosomi Museum in Kyoto from 2015 to 2016, with special loans from the British Museum. A thick, exposed-spine volume, opened once and kept near mint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe exhibition was a turning point. Shunga had been shown to acclaim in London in 2013, yet no major Japanese museum would host it until the Hosokawa family foundation opened its doors two years later. The queues ran down the hill in Mejiro. This book is the record of that show, and it has become the standard illustrated reference on the subject in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt gathers paintings, printed albums and miniature books by the leading hands of the Edo period, among them Hokusai, Utamaro, Kunisada and Kuniyoshi, reproduced in colour. The binding is striking in itself: a bare stitched spine, a block nearly as thick as it is wide, and a cover showing a single dressed coiffure beneath the word SHUNGA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shunga, official exhibition catalogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVenues:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eisei Bunko, Tokyo; Hosomi Museum, Kyoto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDates:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2015 to 2016\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWith loans from:\u003c\/strong\u003e The British Museum and others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Thick softbound volume with exposed stitched spine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japanese text with colour plates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContents:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paintings, albums and prints of the Edo period\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Being confirmed against our archive records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNear mint: kept in its wrap until recently, then opened and leafed through once.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo notable marks, stains or discolouration described.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery photograph is part of the description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eS (near mint)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChecked and photographed in Japan before dispatch. This is the official catalogue issued for the exhibition; the plates reproduce works of art intended for adult readers. Store upright and dry, away from direct sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer. 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