Floating Bridge of Heaven (Ama no ukihashi) : [volume 3]

Yanagawa, Shigenobu, 1787-1832 · 1830 · Japan : [producer not identified] · 7 pictures

Floating Bridge of Heaven, volume 3, is a Japanese woodblock illustrated book by Yanagawa Shigenobu, published in 1830 in Japan, with no named producer. Its pictures are explicit erotic scenes of couples in interiors with sliding screens, patterned textiles and lanterns, drawn with bold outlines and flat colour a designer might study for composition and pattern.

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