DREAMS OF SPRING: EROTIC ART IN CHINA. The Bertholet Collection.
[YIMEN, Rev.]
Sold by RARE ORIENTAL BOOK CO., ABAA, ILAB, Aptos, CA, U.S.A.
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AbeBooks Seller since June 19, 1997
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Add to basketSold by RARE ORIENTAL BOOK CO., ABAA, ILAB, Aptos, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member:
AbeBooks Seller since June 19, 1997
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basket[Amsterdam 1997]. Red cloth,NEW, UNUSED large size,28 x 30.5 cm., index, 207p., bibliography, profusely illustrated with high-quality color reproductions, Bertholet Erotic Asian Art Collection, English text, in mint dust jacket. FIRST EDITION . *** *** *** . . . AN IMPORTANT COLOR-ILLUSTRATED COLLECTION . . . OF CHINESE EROTIC PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS . . *** An exquisite work, reproducing several color painted erotic albums. . Beginning with love scenes from the Ming, a Shanghai brothel, Shanghai in the 1920's & popular scrolls. . Illustrated episodes from the Rouputuan [The Carnal Prayer Mat], garden of delights, joys of forbidden love, delights of a young scholar, scenes from the Jinpingmei [Golden Lotus (Qing Ping Mei)]. . Visions of traditional sex life, happy days at the courtesan's house, comedy of sex, decadence and debauchery, inlaid boxes & painted silk covers, rice paper paintings, naughty stories from the Golden time of romance. . Male and female homosexuality, female theatre impersonators & their 'lovers', a brothel in Shanghai. . A completely enjoyable look at the Chinese naturalistic approach to sex. . The characters are mostly dressed in beautiful robes, others completely nude, or with apron/stomach covers, nicely done, showing the true flavor and joy of Chinese meticulous painting techniques and design, interiors of houses and brothels. . An excellent examples of Chinese foot-binding an erotic part of Chinese love-making. . Profusely color illustrated. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. .
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