The Pillow Book: The Erotic Sentiment and the Paintings of India, Nepal, China, & Japan
- ISBN-10
- 0892810378
- ISBN-13
- 9780892810376
- Series
- The Pillow Book
- Category
- Erotic art
- Pages
- 142
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1981-01-01
- Authors
- Nik Douglas, Penny Slinger
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- 2008-03-05
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