{"product_id":"yanagawa-shigenobu-ii-ikkyu-zenji-shoshoku-mondo-shunga-enpon-three-volumes","title":"Yanagawa Shigenobu II Ikkyu Zenji Shoshoku Mondo, Edo Period Japanese Shunga Harubon, Erotic Art Woodblock Ukiyoe Book, Complete Three Volumes, circa 1840","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA complete three-volume enpon of about 1840 by Yanagawa Shigenobu II, presented as the witty dialogues of the Zen master Ikkyu.\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\u003eIkkyu Sojun (1394 to 1481), the irreverent Zen master who wrote openly of desire in his poems, became a favourite figure for Edo writers of comic fiction. Ikkyu Zenji Shoshoku Mondo, published around Tenpo 11 (about 1840), borrows his voice for a book of questions and answers on the many forms of love, a pun on shoshoku, all manner of goods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plates are by Yanagawa Shigenobu II, successor to Yanagawa Shigenobu, the pupil of Hokusai, and they are full of humour. Most openings place a small framed vignette inside the main picture, so a second couple, a startled servant or a scene in a boat comments on the first. Single-page portraits of women in their finery, one a courtesan crowned with gold hairpins, stand among the lighter warai-e. Teal grounds and patterned robes keep their colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ikkyu Zenji Shoshoku Mondo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yanagawa Shigenobu II, as attributed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e About Tenpo 11 (circa 1840), Edo period\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Enpon (shunga picture book)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVolumes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three, complete\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/strong\u003e Colour woodblock printing on Japanese paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hanshibon, stab-bound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCover size:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 20.6 x 14.6 cm (8.1 x 5.7 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCovers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Buff paper printed with pine sprays\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasured by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 0.5 cm (0.2 in).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome scattered spotting, not heavy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLight wear to the covers; the lower volume lacks its title slip.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall coins seen on some plates were placed for discretion during photography and are not part of the book.\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 Ikkyu Zenji Shoshoku Mondo by Yanagawa Shigenobu II; date and attribution are given as recorded for the book and are not independently certified. Store flat, away from sun and damp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe set travels flat in acid-free tissue between rigid boards, 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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