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In 1980, shortly after taking up printmaking, Masafumi Yamamoto produced two absolutely astonishing erotic engravings of female nudes, still the only erotic works in his entire oeuvre. They are incredibly detailed and precise--yet extremely imaginative--burin engravings printed in relief (photos avalable on request). In 1981 he printed the editions and signed, dated, and justified the prints. Soon afterwards, Yamamoto adopted his well-known style of color intaglio printmaking. Since the erotic prints were so different, he abandoned them in a drawer of his flatfile for over two decades. Finally, in early 2005, the prints were published, each alongside erotic an erotic hai-ku by Cole, the publisher. EDITION LIMITED TO ONLY NINETEEN NUMBERED COPIES printed on thick, handmade wove paper WITH THE TWO SIGNED EROTIC PRINTS. Furthermore, there are three ornaments (including one on the cover), all of which are original etchings by Yamamoto. Large 4to. Loose as issued in original wraps. FINE AND BRIGHT. New.