MS Japanese 36

The first volume of a three-volume woodblock printed erotic work by the pseudonymous Shōden. As is usual with such works, in order to evade punishment, there is no colophon and the author conceals his identity with a suggestive pseudonym. The reading of the title is based on the preface, which is dated 1790. Well-thumbed and with numerous sexually explicit line illustrations.

Japan, 1790

Material: paper; 1冊 | 1 volume (incomplete); binding dimensions: height 219mm, width 155mm, depth 7mm