GOKURAKU NO TOMO: FRIEND OF BLISS AND PARADISE. An Old Erotic Hand-Painted Colo
réf. 23013801Japan n.d. ca 1920. Green brocade silk covers accordion folded book all edges gilt contains 12 double-page color drawing on front and back sides of the leaves 12 x 18 cm. very good tiny faint margin stain on 2 else clean. SCARCE A charming and quaint erotic book. It begins with a couple engaged in love-making and tongue kissing and also shows the various other positions and styles of love-making. The couples are wearing the usual Taisho period 1912-1926 Kim- ono and coiffeur laying on the Tatami mats in typical Jap- anese style rooms. The artwork is skillfully executed in Sumi black outline with color applique. Each color drawing occupies double pages 24 x 18 cm. A very tiny bit of corn- er wear to the covers else very bright and unique work. Harubon erotic books have been banned in Japanese society since the 1850's so were always an underground" sub-culture never for sale in the open market but rather passed among collectors discreetly. Color scans can be sent by email. unknown
