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Takato Yamamoto - Easternized Europe and The Country of the Rising Moon

• More on the intriguing background of these lonely concubines
• Larded with enticing images of these secret lesbian rendezvous
• Detailed descriptions of the paintings in the book
• What is the story behind the painting of the two girls on the cover?
• A rare scroll with twelve lesbian couples
• A passionate poem dedicated to lesbian love-making in China
• And much more....

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What's inside (35 pages)

• More about Eisen's fascinating motives behind the books while enjoying the visual mastery of this ukiyo-e icon at the same time ... !!
• All the 27 exciting illustrations displayed in Eisen's book series 'Konote-gashiwa (Child's Hands Oak)' including detailed descriptions
• Background on the objects surrounding the intimate protagonists
• Butterflies with phallus-shaped wings, flowers with phallus chalices (!)
• A two-headed Paradise Flycatcher (!)
• And much more...!!

What's inside (31 pages)

• The most influential artists within the shunga genre from Moronobu to Masanobu
• Who was the first known shunga master. And who his pupil was.
• What the similarity was between Sugimura Jihei and Johannes Vermeer
• Which artist was the first one to portray exaggerated genitalia
• Who was the greatest ukiyo-e artist from the Kyoto area
• Which artist was the biggest bon-vivant and married two prosititutes
• And much more...!!

What's inside (37 pages)

• The most influential artists within the shunga genre from Moronobu to Masanobu
• Who was the first known shunga master. And who his pupil was.
• What the similarity was between Sugimura Jihei and Johannes Vermeer
• Which artist was the first one to portray exaggerated genitalia
• Who was the greatest ukiyo-e artist from the Kyoto area
• Which artist was the biggest bon-vivant and married two prosititutes
• And much more...!!

What's inside (45 pages)

• Why is The Horny God of Izumo Hokusai's rarest series?
• What are the intentions of the randy doctor in plate no.9?
• What is the hilarious dialogue of the copulating street dogs about?
• Why is one of the lover's collecting "body-fluids"?
• What is the connection with the pop-artist Roy Lichtenstein?
• Find out about the female "tormentor" and her three fatigued lovers!
• Lots of interesting insights on the accompanying Japanese text!