Bulletin Board
June, 1985
Coffee-Table, Book Of, The MonthFrom the country that brought us sushi, shoguns and Subarus, now come shunga--highbrow erotic wood-block prints. These things have been around for some time, the form reaching its peak during the 17th and 18th centuries. The prints depict Japanese people (courtesans and their clients and also just plain folks) exploring their sexuality in ways that may not have occurred to Westerners. These are "pictures of the transistory world"--as the style is describ...
