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Picture scroll on paper, with ten erotic paintings, with ample use of metallic pigments & paint made from ground-up seashells

Picture scroll on paper, with ten erotic paintings, with ample use of metallic pigments & paint made from ground-up seashells by EROTIC SCROLL

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Picture scroll on paper, with ten erotic paintings, with ample use of metallic pigments & paint made from ground-up seashells
Author
EROTIC SCROLL
Seller
Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description
Scroll (300 x 4150 mm.), with pale green silk borders & endpapers, wooden core roller. [Japan]: n.d. but probably early Edo. This is a fine example of an erotic scroll, anonymously painted as usual but with great skill. The scroll contains ten scenes of men (sometimes samurai) and women engaged in various sexual activities. Two of the scenes are threesomes, one of which shows a young samurai copulating with two older women. The hairstyles of both the women and men are typical of the pleasure courts of the early Edo period. Erotic paintings in Japan have a long tradition, established well before the Edo period. “Many aspects regarding the production of early paintings with sexual content — when, where and by whom they were made, how they were appreciated — are still obscure…There was apparently a radical change in the form of erotic handscrolls from around 1600 onwards when paintings with a sequence of twelve [our example has ten] erotic scenes became common…Each scene in handscrolls of this type does not normally show any clear relationship with the adjacent scenes, nor is there usually any development, other than presenting a variety of couplings and sexual techniques. Each group of copulating figures exists within its own enclosed space, set against a plain or simply decorated background, as if functioning as an example of a possible sexual position… “Shunga handscrolls of the seventeenth century are not usually signed…The production of shunga paintings during the seventeenth century was considerable and widespread, involving artists who ranged from the elite official schools to popular town painters…Shunga painting remained an important genre in terms of both quality and quantity right up until the modern era, and should no longer be excluded from the study of Japanese art and the broader study of the humanities.”–Akiko Yano, “Shunga Paintings before the ‘Floating World’,” in Timothy Clark et al., eds., Shunga. Sex and Pleasure in Japanese Art (British Museum: 2013), pp. 62 & 70-72. The paintings are richly detailed with metallic pigments, elaborately detailed hairstyles, liberal use of a thick white pigment giving a 3D effect to fabrics, and sprays of gold and mica. In very good condition, preserved in a nice old wooden box. Several of the paintings have minor abrading affecting the pigments. There is some unimportant occasional worming carefully backed on verso.
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steps (18 March-18 April 1971) by (BROUWN, Stanley)

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steps (18 March-18 April 1971)
Author
(BROUWN, Stanley)
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Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description
1971. [70] pp. Oblong 8vo (135 x 206 mm.), printed softcover (spine a trifle worn). Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum, 1971. A scarce Stanley Brouwn (1935-2017) exhibition catalogue/artist’s book, edition of 2200 copies. In contrast to Brouwn’s cryptic books/catalogues containing measurements, this is one of his more revealing publications. It apparently records the number of steps taken in the course of his travels for the duration of the exhibition (18 March-18 April), in order: Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Morocco, Spain, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. An asterisk next to the country indicates that he set foot there for the first time. Near fine. ❧ Harry Ruhé, ed., stanley brouwn: a chronology (2nd ed.: 2005). A. Moeglin-Delcroix, Esthétique du Livre d’Artiste: Une Introduction à l’art contemporain (2nd ed.: 2012), p. 164 (pictured).
Photograph as Peter Pan

Photograph as Peter Pan by FARROW, Mia

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Photograph as Peter Pan
Author
FARROW, Mia
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
1976. Unbound. Fine. Color photograph. Approximately 4.25" x 5". Colors very slightly faded, still fine. Photograph of Farrow dressed as Peter Pan, leaning with both elbows on a tree stump. Inscribed in upper right corner: "For Ruth and Gar with devotion and love, Mia." Below the image she has written "as Peter Pan 1976." Farrow and Gordon co-starred in the 1968 film *Rosemary's Baby.* The film received mildly favorable reviews and Gordon won an Academy Award for her performance as Best Supporting Actress, but it is now considered a classic and in 2014 the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. Farrow played Peter Pan in a 1976 TV movie. A nice association.
Ringier AG: Annual Report 2008

Ringier AG: Annual Report 2008 by SMITH, Josh

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Ringier AG: Annual Report 2008
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SMITH, Josh
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Harper's Books (United States)
Condition
A fine copy.
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Zurich: Ringier AG, 2009. A fine copy.. First Edition. Octavo. Since 1997, the Swiss-owned media company Ringier has invited a different artist to illustrate their annual report that's distributed to shareholders. For the 2008 report—in which the company celebrated its 175th anniversary—the artist was Josh Smith, who designed the color wrappers as well as a sequence of over 100 glossy color plates. As per his artist statement: "The meaning of the large group of color images is not important. The publication has a weighty feel, which seemed inevitable given the context. It is well-proportioned so that it is easy to hold, view, and read.
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FRENCH ORIGINAL ENGRAVINGS FROM THE MANET TO THE PRESENT TIME by Roger-Marx, Claude

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FRENCH ORIGINAL ENGRAVINGS FROM THE MANET TO THE PRESENT TIME
Author
Roger-Marx, Claude
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L'Estampe Originale (United States)
Description
London., The Hyperion Press., 1934. First edition. 4to. Hardcover with DJ. In good condition.
North Korea in Transition: Prospects for Economic and Social Reform.
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North Korea in Transition: Prospects for Economic and Social Reform. by YOON, Chang-Ho and LAU, Lawrence J. (editors).

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Title
North Korea in Transition: Prospects for Economic and Social Reform.
Author
YOON, Chang-Ho and LAU, Lawrence J. (editors).
Seller
Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9781840646238
Condition
Fine in Fine dust jacket
Description
Cheltenham:: Edward Elgar,. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. Hardcover. 1840646233 . First edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. .
How Tia Lola Learned to Teach

How Tia Lola Learned to Teach by Alvarez, Julia

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How Tia Lola Learned to Teach
Author
Alvarez, Julia
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Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780375864605
Condition
Very good
Description
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. 134pp. Very good hardback in a very good dust jacket.

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