version of that masterpiece 'The Dream of the Fisherman ', which is famous as one of the woodblock prints in the glossy book 'Kinoe no Komatsu' by Katsushika Hokusai around 1820. I went to shoot at ...
The French writer Edmond de Goncourt made an unusual purchase in 1863: “some albums of Japanese obscenities” which delighted, amused and charmed him. These were not truly obscene, Goncourt said, ...
A pair of young female lovers writhing in pleasure as they embrace. A married, older couple entwined in each others arms. A courtesan, her neck exposed, the flash of crimson at her collar hinting at ...
Joyous and life-affirming: detail from 'Men with women in a bath house' by Isoda Koryusai (Japan, 18th century) Credit: Photo: ALAMY The Japanese erotic art called shunga is so explicit that the ...