RARE - 1865 - Shozan - Gay Art - Tokaido Shunga Book - 61 Picture Pages!
Koikawa Shozan Original Edo Period Shunga Book loaded with a variety of interesting scenes titled, Tōkaidō Gojūsan-ko, (The Fifty-Three Households of the Tōkaidō), which also includes TWO Nanshoku (Homoerotic) Scenes. This is an erotic parody of the famous Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō.
Artist / Author: prolific shunga artist of the late Edo Period and early Meiji Period, Koikawa Shozan (1821 - 1907)
Formal title of series: Tōkaidō Gojūsan-ko, (The Fifty-Three Households of the Tōkaidō)
Date: c. 1865 (Late Edo)
Format/Medium: Woodblock-printed shunga ehon (picture book)
Size: 17.5 × 11.5 cm (approximately)
Very good impressions. Condition is very good with some minor wear and soiling. Please judge from the photos provided.
61 shunga picture pages within - every page is a shunga picture page! No kanji text pages to note of. Again, two of the scenes are rare homoerotic scenes. Each gay shunga has a highlighted close-up to distinguish it. Not all pictures are shown here.
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Curious about the history behind these works? Read our feature article: The Many Faces of Shunga — Why This Erotic Art Still Matters.
