Shunga Exhibition Official Catalogue, Eisei Bunko and Hosomi Museum, 2015 to 2016, Near Mint
Shunga Exhibition Official Catalogue, Eisei Bunko and Hosomi Museum, 2015 to 2016, Near Mint
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The show that finally came home
For decades these pictures could be seen in London and Honolulu but not in Tokyo. The catalogue marks the moment that changed, and it is as thick as the silence it ended.
Best for: Students of ukiyo-e and collectors of exhibition catalogues
Condition notes
Opened once and leafed through; near mint.
No marks, stains or discolouration described.
Assessed from photographs and descriptionReport dated 13 November 2026
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The 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.
The Piece
The 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.
It 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.
Details
- Title: Shunga, official exhibition catalogue
- Venues: Eisei Bunko, Tokyo; Hosomi Museum, Kyoto
- Dates: 2015 to 2016
- With loans from: The British Museum and others
- Format: Thick softbound volume with exposed stitched spine
- Language: Japanese text with colour plates
- Contents: Paintings, albums and prints of the Edo period
- Size: Being confirmed against our archive records
Condition
- Near mint: kept in its wrap until recently, then opened and leafed through once.
- No notable marks, stains or discolouration described.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade S (near mint) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Checked 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.
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