Tattooed Young Man Drawing a Sword - From Mishima Go Book

Lithograph - Mishima G (1924-81) - Tattoed Young Man Drawing a Sword - From the series "Mishima Go Book of Young Man" - Japan - 1972 (Showa 47)Tsuyoshi Mishima, who worked under the name of Go Mishima, was one of the first contemporary gay artists in Japan. He contributed illustrations to "Barazoku" (The Rose Tribe), the first commercial gay magazine in Japan, published by Daini Shobo in Tokyo in 1971.In 1974, Go Mishima founded his own gay magazine called "Sabu."Go Mishima also created in 1972 a series of lithograph portraits of young men titled "Mishima Go Book of Young Men". Published by Daini Shobo, the series is a portfolio of 24 portraits. Considered gay erotica, the images feature rugged young men with short cropped hair and, most of them with impressive full body tattoos.Go Mishima was the best friend of the famous Japanese author Yukio Mishima, who committed seppuku (ritual suicide) in 1970Works by Go Mishima are rare, considered as 'cult' by fans of the genre, and extremely sought after. This is an excellent opportunity to acquire a print from the series "Mishima Go Book of Young Men" by this noted artist.Dimensions: 29.7 x 42 cm Condition is good. Excellent colours and detail. Few small spots, primarily in margins. See the pictures for the details. Note: the last five images were taken with a camera, the rest with a scannerWill be shipped in sturdy packaging


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