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JAPAN -- SHUNGA -- KUNIMORI, U. (attrib.). The 54 Chapters of Genji from the Floating World. (N.d., c. 1855). Complete in 3 vols. Each vol. w. title page, vol. 1 a four-page preface signed Ryusuitei (Tanekiyo), 18 full-p. and 11 double-p. of beautifully cold. erotic scenes. Owrps. w. or. title slips. (All vols. some wormage in printed margin, vol. 3 with brown stains in top margin of four plates, otherwise in excellent condition).
Depicts the first 27 episodes from the Tale of Genji, plus two introductory plates. Each chapter of the Genji epic is given in the small scroll-shaped inset. The borders contain the stylized 'tangram' symbols associated with the chapters of Genji. A beautifully illustrated shunga book with ample use of metallic pigments.€ 1000
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