{"product_id":"utagawa-kunisada-kanadehon-yakodama-1828-shunga-ehon-three-volumes","title":"Utagawa Kunisada Kanadehon Yakodama 1828, Edo Period Japanese Shunga Harubon, Erotic Art Colour Woodblock Ukiyoe Book, Complete Three Volumes","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eKunisada turns the great revenge drama of the Edo stage into an erotic comedy of manners: three volumes of 1828, complete in original covers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-note\"\u003eThis piece belongs to the private room of the house and is shown to adults only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKanadehon Yakodama is a shunga ehon, an illustrated book of love circulated privately in Edo, framed on Kanadehon Chushingura, the play of the forty-seven loyal retainers. The opening plates stage a household raid as pure farce, brooms and ladders against scattering maids, before the story moves indoors to lovers, courtesans and comic onlookers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted in colour from woodblocks on soft washi, each double-page plate is framed by cursive dialogue, so these books were read as much as looked at. Indigo, persimmon and mineral green remain lively, and the textiles are cut with the precision that made Kunisada the most prolific designer of his age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdo readers called such work warai-e, laughing pictures: here a cat runs off with a love letter. Small round discs in some photographs were placed for discretion and are not part of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Utagawa Kunisada (1786 to 1865)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kanadehon Yakodama, a parody of Kanadehon Chushingura\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1828 (Bunsei 11)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shunga ehon (illustrated erotic book)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Colour woodblock printing on washi paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hanshibon, three volumes, stitched binding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCovers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original printed paper covers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCover size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 22.8 x 15.5 cm (9.0 x 6.1 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasured by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome wormholes and scattered staining, with edge wear to covers and margins.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery photograph is part of the description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eB (very good)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/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\u003eOffered as a period edition of 1828, examined and photographed in Japan. Keep the volumes flat, away from sun and damp, and turn pages with clean, dry hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWrapped in acid-free tissue, laid flat between boards 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=\"\/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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