Erotica; Compendium Guide to the Brothels of Osaka (Keiryaku ōzassho gyokumon taisei)
A Japanese illustrated book of 1770 by Kitao Shigemasa, an Edo-period ukiyo-e artist, containing woodblock prints of erotic scenes made for a commercial readership of urban men. The pages pair printed columns of kana text with framed black-and-white woodblock images of couples in interiors, some with tatami and sliding screens. For designers, the pictures offer clear examples of Edo-period linework, sparse interior framing, and the page layouts of text blocks set beside framed images.
