ENTWINED JOINING
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Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
LOVE BEHIND A SCREEN
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Title: LOVE BEHIND A SCREEN
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
HOLDING HERSELF BACK AT LUSTS CONCLUSION
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Title: HOLDING HERSELF BACK AT LUSTS CONCLUSION
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
CLIMATIC ENCOUNTER
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Title: CLIMATIC ENCOUNTER
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
POEM SLIPS IN BLUE
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Title: POEM SLIPS IN BLUE
Publisher: Daikoku-ya (Matsuke) Heikichi (1818-1923)
Medium: "Tanzaku"poem slip format.
Gallery Note: Aizuri (blue printing) was introduced in part as a response to sumptuary laws which limited the number of colors that could be used in a print. Poem slips were a Japanese New Year tradition.
ACTOR WITH A MOTHER AND CHILD
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Title: ACTOR WITH A MOTHER AND CHILD
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
FIRST LESSON
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Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
FIRST LOVE FOR EACH OTHER
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Title: FIRST LOVE FOR EACH OTHER
Inset: MEETING IN THE ROOM WITH VIEW OF MT FUJI AND A LAKE.
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Misc: Series of twelve hours. July 15 at around 2pm
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
PERCHED BIRDS
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Series: JAPANESE SCENES ON TANZAKU SIZE
Publisher: Daikoku-ya (Matsuke) Heikichi (1818-1923)
Medium: "Tanzaku" poem slip format.
Gallery Note: Aizuri (blue printing) was introduced in part as a response to sumptuary laws which limited the number of colors that could be used in a print. Poem slips were a Japanese New Year tradition.
SHY MAID HIDES BEHIND HER FAN
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Title: SHY MAID HIDES BEHIND HER FAN
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
STRANGERS ENCOUNTER
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Title: STRANGERS ENCOUNTER
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
TENDER FULFILMENT
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Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
YOUNG COUPLING
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Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
YOUTH IMPLORING A SHY MAID
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Title: YOUTH IMPLORING A SHY MAID
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
AN ADULT COUPLING
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Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Medium: Shunga (Silk Painting)
Condition: Silk painting on original silver and gold-edged album board
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction.
ENTERING LADY
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Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Medium: Shunga (Silk Painting)
Condition: Silk painting on original silver and gold-edged album board
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction.
INTERRUPTED PIPE
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Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Medium: Shunga (Silk Painting)
Condition: Silk painting on original silver and gold-edged album board
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction.
SAMURAI AND MAID
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Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Medium: Shunga (Silk Painting)
Condition: Silk painting on original silver and gold-edged album board
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction.
SATISFYING THE MAIDEN
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Title: SATISFYING THE MAIDEN
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Medium: Shunga (Silk Painting)
Condition: Silk painting on original silver and gold-edged album board
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction.
YOUTHFUL PLEASURING
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Title: YOUTHFUL PLEASURING
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Medium: Shunga (Silk Painting)
Condition: Silk painting on original silver and gold-edged album board
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction.
HOLDING HERSELF BACK FROM STRONG EMOTION
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Title: HOLDING HERSELF BACK FROM STRONG EMOTION
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Medium: Shunga (Silk Painting)
Condition: Silk painting on original silver and gold-edged album board
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction.
A SHY MAIDS FIRST JOURNEY
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Title: A SHY MAIDS FIRST JOURNEY
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
A SHY MAIDS RELUCTANCE
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Title: A SHY MAIDS RELUCTANCE
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN
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Title: CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
EROTIC TENDERNESS
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Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
FIRST ENTRY
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Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
IMPATIENT JOINING
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Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
THE MAID TAKES HOLD
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Title: THE MAID TAKES HOLD
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
FIRST LOVE
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Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
RELUCTANT MAID
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Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Misc: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
A SAMURAI'S MAGIC CHEST
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Title: A SAMURAI'S MAGIC CHEST
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
MUTED LUST
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Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
TUTORIAL LESSON IN THE ART OF LOVE
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Title: TUTORIAL LESSON IN THE ART OF LOVE
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
YOUTHFUL LOVERS EMBRACE
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Title: YOUTHFUL LOVERS EMBRACE
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
KISS IN THE MIDST OF YOUTHFUL PASSION
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Title: KISS IN THE MIDST OF YOUTHFUL PASSION
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
BURNING THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS
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Title: BURNING THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
SPRING LOVE
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Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
YAKUZA FORCING ENTRY FOR THE SECOND TIME
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Title: YAKUZA FORCING ENTRY FOR THE SECOND TIME
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
COUPLE BEHIND MOSQUITO NET
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Title: COUPLE BEHIND MOSQUITO NET
Series: SHUNGA: THE EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction.
EXCITEMENT HELD BACK
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Title: EXCITEMENT HELD BACK
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Medium: Silk Painting on gold-edged album board
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
FEARFUL FIRST ATTEMPT
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Title: FEARFUL FIRST ATTEMPT
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Medium: Silk Painting on gold-edged album board
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
LOVERS JOINING UNDER THE WILLOW TREE
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Title: LOVERS JOINING UNDER THE WILLOW TREE
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Medium: Silk Painting on gold-edged album board
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
SELF-RESTRAINED PLEASURE
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Title: SELF-RESTRAINED PLEASURE
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Medium: Silk Painting on gold-edged album board
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
SHE LEADS THE WAY
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Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Medium: Silk Painting on gold-edged album board
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
SUMMERS FIRST LOVE
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Title: SUMMERS FIRST LOVE
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Medium: Silk Painting on gold-edged album board
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
TENDER ENTRY
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Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Medium: Silk Painting on gold-edged album board
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
TWISTED LOVE
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Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Medium: Silk Painting on gold-edged album board
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
WAYLAID BY A STRANGER
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Title: WAYLAID BY A STRANGER
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Medium: Silk Painting on gold-edged album board
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
WAYLAID ON THE WAY HOME
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Title: WAYLAID ON THE WAY HOME
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now
Medium: Silk Painting on gold-edged album board
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
SPENT PLEASURE RENEWED
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Title: SPENT PLEASURE RENEWED
Inset: BEHIND, INK SILKSCREEN DEPICTING LANDSCAPE
Series: SHUNGA: THE EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal then as it is now.
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction.
COITUS FRONT TO BACK BY PAMPAS GRASS SCREEN
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Title: COITUS FRONT TO BACK BY PAMPAS GRASS SCREEN
Series: SHUNGA: THE EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction.
FIRST LOVES YOUTHFUL ECSTACY
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Title: FIRST LOVES YOUTHFUL ECSTACY
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
YOUTHFUL EXPLORATION
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Title: YOUTHFUL EXPLORATION
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
TENDER LOVE
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Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Medium: Shunga (Silk Painting)
Condition: Silk painting on original silver and gold-edged album board
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction.
A COURTESAN WITH CUSTOMER
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Artist: UNKOWN SHUNGA ARTIST
Title: A COURTESAN WITH CUSTOMER
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
FEMALE ANATOMY SHUNGA
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Artist: UNKNOWN SHUNGA ARTIST
Title: FEMALE ANATOMY SHUNGA
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instructio
LOVE IN THE WOODS
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Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
MAN HAVING FORCEFUL INTERCOURSE WITH A GAGGED BIJIN
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Artist: UNKNOWN (PROBABLY KUNISADA/TOYOKUNI III)
Title: MAN HAVING FORCEFUL INTERCOURSE WITH A GAGGED BIJIN
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now
Size: Diptych - 9 7/8 x 13 3/4"
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
BAMBOO AGAINST THE FULL MOON
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Title: BAMBOO AGAINST THE FULL MOON
Series: JAPANESE SCENES ON TANZAKU SIZE
Publisher: Daikoku-ya (Matsuke) Heikichi (1818-1923)
Medium: Tanzaku"poem slip format.
Gallery Note: Aizuri (blue printing) was introduced in part as a response to sumptuary laws which limited the number of colors that could be used in a print. Poem slips were a Japanese New Year tradition.
CROW ON BRANCH IN SNOW
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Title: CROW ON BRANCH IN SNOW
Series: JAPANESE SCENES ON TANZAKU SIZE
Publisher: Daikoku-ya (Matsuke) Heikichi (1818-1923)
Medium: "Tanzaku"poem slip format.
Gallery Note: Aizuri (blue printing) was introduced in part as a response to sumptuary laws which limited the number of colors that could be used in a print. Poem slips were a Japanese New Year tradition.
LOW RANKED SAMURAI ATTACKS HISH RANKED COURT LADY
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Title: LOW RANKED SAMURAI ATTACKS HISH RANKED COURT LADY
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Medium: ink painting on paper
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
MODERN COUPLE MAKING LOVE
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Title: MODERN COUPLE MAKING LOVE
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Dated: Taisho era (1912-1926)
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
RAPE OF YOUNG GIRL
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Title: RAPE OF YOUNG GIRL
Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now.
Medium: ink painting on paper
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction
RAPE SCENE
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Series: SHUNGA - EROTIC ART OF JAPAN
Signed: Unsigned - Shunga was illegal in Japan then as it is now
Medium: ink painting on paper
Gallery Note: Shunga was usually passed down to young brides on their wedding night to be viewed for instruction