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Utagawa Kuniyoshi  歌川 国芳  (1797-1861)  -  Shunga p2141 ~ p2157

 

 

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Famous Shunga Design – Peeing Woman Near River - Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c.1835.

Famous Shunga Design – Peeing Woman Near River - Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c.1835.
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Description:

Antique Japanese color woodblock Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Date: c.1835. 
Size: 10 2/3" x 8 2/3" inches. Fine impression, very good color and condition. 
Some minor rubbing and soiling only.Very highly detailed carving with gauffrage 
and metallic pigment details.

Excellent erotic design featuring a peeing woman sitting near a river while being watched by a masturbating country lad.

Reference:   
p.134 (Ill.33) in Encyclopedia of Japanese Erotic Art: Shunga (Vol.1) by Ofer Shagan

 

 

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Influential Shunga Design – Binding Penis - Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c.1835.

Influential Shunga Design – Binding Penis - Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c.1835.
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Description:

Antique Japanese color woodblock Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Date: c.1835. 
Size: 10 1/2" x 8 2/3" inches. Fine impression, very good color and condition. 
Some minor rubbing and soiling only. Very highly detailed carving with gauffrage 
and metallic pigment details.

Important shunga design depicting a woman applying a sex toy called higozuiki, a dried taro (arum maculatum), to her husband’s penis to enhance her enjoyment during penetration.

This classical design is often imitated by other Utagawa pupils  > Click here for an example.

 

 

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Unusual Shunga Design – Two Mosquito Nets - Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c.1835.

Unusual Shunga Design – Two Mosquito Nets - Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c.1835.
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Description:

Antique Japanese color woodblock Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Date: c.1835. 
Size: 10 2/3" x 8 2/3" inches. Fine impression, very good color and condition. 
Some minor rubbing and soiling only. Very highly detailed carving with gauffrage 
and metallic pigment details.

Rare shunga design portraying two intimate couples divided by two seperate mosquito nets. Also striking is the unusual view point of the couple on the left in the back depicted in the north/south position.

 

 

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Shunga – Repairing Clothes - Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c.1835.

Shunga – Repairing Clothes - Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c.1835.
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Description:

Antique Japanese color woodblock Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Date: c.1835. 
Size: 10 2/3" x 8 2/3" inches. Fine impression, very good color and condition. 
Some minor rubbing and soiling only. Very highly detailed carving with gauffrage 
and metallic pigment details.

A man is pulling up his lover’s kimono (her genitals subtly visible!) to prepare for intercourse. Shortly before the woman was repairing clothes.

 

 

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Shunga – Erotic Dinner - Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c.1835.

Shunga – Erotic Dinner - Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c.1835.
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Description:

Antique Japanese color woodblock Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Date: c.1835. 
Size: 10 2/3" x 8 1/2" inches. Fine impression, very good color and condition. 
Some minor rubbing and soiling only. Very highly detailed carving with gauffrage 
and metallic pigment details.

During dinner a couple is making love. The man is feeding his wife using his tongue.

 

 

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Shunga – Married Couple - Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c.1835.

Shunga – Married Couple - Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c.1835.
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Antique Japanese color woodblock Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Date: c.1835. 
Size: 10 2/3" x 8 2/3" inches. Fine impression, very good color and condition. 
Some minor rubbing and soiling only. Very highly detailed carving with gauffrage 
and metallic pigment details.

A married couple are having intercourse in pure ecstacy. A subtle detail are the teeth of the man and the black teeth (an indication of her marital status) of the woman.

 

 

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Shunga – Ready For Penetration - Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c.1835.

Shunga – Ready For Penetration - Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c.1835.
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Description:

Antique Japanese color woodblock Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Date: c.1835. 
Size: 10 2/3" x 8 2/3" inches. Fine impression, very good color and condition. 
Some minor rubbing and soiling only. Very highly detailed carving with gauffrage 
and metallic pigment details.

The man with the erected penis in this image is preparing himself for penetration while partly covered with a blue blanket. The folding screen in the background features a bridge in a snowy landscape.

 

 

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Shunga – Licking - Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c.1835.

Shunga – Licking - Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c.1835.
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Description:

Antique Japanese color woodblock Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Date: c.1835. 
Size: 10 2/3" x 8 1/2" inches. Fine impression, very good color and condition. 
Some minor rubbing and soiling only. Very highly detailed carving with gauffrage 
and metallic pigment details.

An intimate couple portrayed in a tight embrace with the woman putting her tongue 
out in pure excitement.

 

 

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Shunga – Picking Teeth - Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c.1835.

Shunga – Picking Teeth - Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c.1835.
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Description:

Antique Japanese color woodblock Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Date: c.1835. 
Size: 10 2/3" x 8 1/2" inches. Fine impression, very good color and condition. 
Some minor rubbing and soiling only. Very highly detailed carving with gauffrage 
and metallic pigment details.

A charming scene involving a woman who is picking her husband’s teeth.

 

 

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Very Rare Shunga Design – Oral Sex - Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c.1835.

Very Rare Shunga Design – Oral Sex - Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c.1835.
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Description:

Antique Japanese color woodblock Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Date: c.1835. 
Size: 10 2/3" x 8 1/2" inches. Fine impression, very good color and condition. 
Some minor rubbing and soiling, two very small (professionally repaired) wormholes. 
Very highly detailed carving with gauffrage and metallic pigment details.

Wonderful shunga print with a distinguishing portrayal of a couple having oral sex (very rare!). 
The cupboard in the back features a swarm of swallows
flying over water.

 

 

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Shunga – Origami - Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c.1835.

Shunga – Origami - Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c.1835.
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Description:

Antique Japanese color woodblock Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Date: c.1835. 
Size: 10 2/3" x 8 2/3" inches. Fine impression, very good color and condition. 
Some minor rubbing and soiling, two very small (professionally repaired) wormholes. 
Very highly detailed carving with gauffrage and metallic pigment details.

A younger couple interrupt their activities, shortly before they were making origami figures, for a more intimate gathering.

 

 

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Shunga – Double Handed Masturbation - Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c.1835.

Shunga – Double Handed Masturbation - Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c.1835.
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Description:

Antique Japanese color woodblock Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Date: c.1835. 
Size: 10 2/3" x 8 2/3" inches. Fine impression, very good color and condition. 
Some minor staining, rubbing and soiling, two very small (professionally repaired) 
wormholes. Very highly detailed carving with gauffrage and metallic pigment details.

Great design depicting a couple involved in an act of mutual masturbation.

 

 

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Shunga – Relaxed Pose - Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c.1835.

Shunga – Relaxed Pose - Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c.1835.
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Description:

Antique Japanese color woodblock Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Date: c.1835. 
Size: 10 2/3" x 8 1/2" inches. Fine impression, very good color and condition. 
Some minor rubbing and soiling, two very small (professionally repaired) wormholes. 
Very highly detailed carving with gauffrage and metallic pigment details.

Interesting composition with the emphasis of the activity on the right panel. The man lays on his back in a relaxed pose while stimulating his lover who is focusing her attention on his private parts.

 

 

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Shunga – Bats – Country Lad - Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c.1835.

Shunga – Bats – Country Lad - Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c.1835.
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Antique Japanese color woodblock Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Date: c.1835. 
Size: 5 3/4" x 8 2/3" inches. Fine impression, very good color and condition. 
Some minor rubbing and soiling only. 
Very highly detailed carving with gauffrage and metallic pigment details.

Near a water pump a country lad is moving his hand underneath a woman’s kimono. 
He is wearing black leggings and rustic sandals. Look for the bats flying above them!

 

 

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Shunga – Spring Time - Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c.1835.

Shunga – Spring Time - Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c.1835.
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Antique Japanese color woodblock Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Date: c.1835. 
Size: 5 2/3" x 8 2/3" inches. Fine impression, very good color and condition. 
Some minor rubbing and soiling only. Very highly detailed carving with gauffrage 
and metallic pigment details.

A country lad is making love to a peasant girl who’s climbing all over him while holding a tree.

 

 

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Shunga – Peeking Fool - Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c.1835.

Shunga – Peeking Fool - Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c.1835.
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Antique Japanese color woodblock Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Date: c.1835. 
Size: 5 2/3" x 8 2/3" inches. Fine impression, very good color and condition. 
One tiny hole (professionally repaired), some minor rubbing and soiling only. 
Very highly detailed carving with gauffrage and metallic pigment details.

Humorous design depicting a fool with a tissue between his teeth watching an intimate couple. An amusing detail are the curved toes of the feet of the couple.

 

 

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Shunga – Secret Lovers - Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c.1835.

Shunga – Secret Lovers - Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c.1835.
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Description:

Antique Japanese color woodblock Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Date: c.1835. 
Size: 5 3/4" x 8 1/2" inches. Fine impression, very good color and condition. 
Some minor rubbing and soiling only. Two tiny (professionally repaired) wormholes. 
Very highly detailed carving with gauffrage and metallic pigment details.

A clandestine encounter between two secret lovers with the man sticking his arm through the folding screen.

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