SOULIÉ (Bernard) — JAPANESE EROTICISM - Lot 281

SOULIÉ (Bernard) — JAPANESE EROTICISM [JAPAN - SHUNGA] SOULIÉ (Bernard), introduction to *Japanese Eroticism*. Paris, Minerva / France-Loisirs, 1981. Large quarto, publisher’s hardcover with a color-illustrated dust jacket. Very extensive color and black-and-white illustrations, including numerous full-page and double-page spreads. A major album devoted to Japanese erotic imagery, particularly shunga, featuring prints, drawings, and paintings depicting romantic and sexual relationships in traditional Japan. The illustrations constitute the main attraction of the book, featuring large-scale color reproductions of Japanese prints. Condition: good overall condition; dust jacket shows creases, folds, and minor imperfections, mainly along the edges and corners; interior well-preserved.