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Utagawa Kunitora  -  ( active ca. 1804~1844 )

Toshi Otoko  Shunga   p2725~ p2748

 

 

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Utagawa Kunitora – Seven Lucky Gods – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

Utagawa Kunitora – Seven Lucky Gods – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock print by Utagawa Kunitora (1804-1840). Shunga (Erotic print).
Date: c.1827. Size: 10 2/3” x 8 1/2” inches. Series:΄Fashionable Men of the Zodiac Year (Imayo toshi-otoko).'
Fine impression, very good color and condition. Very minor wear and soling. Minor marks and flaws.

“A colorful scene depicting the seven lucky gods with from above left Daikokuten (god of wealth), underneath him with the long forehead, Fukurokuju (god of happiness). Next to him in the middle Jurojin (god of longevity), then Benzaiten (goddess of knowledge) and behind her Bishamonten (god of warriors). In the right below corner Hotei (god of abundance) and Ebisu (god of fishers and merchants) on the below left side.”

 

 

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Utagawa Kunitora – Copulating Deer & Herons – Zodiac Year – c.1827. 

Utagawa Kunitora – Copulating Deer & Herons – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock print by Utagawa Kunitora (1804-1840). Shunga (Erotic print).
Date: c.1827. Size: 6 1/8” x 9” inches. Series:΄Fashionable Men of the Zodiac Year (Imayo toshi-otoko).'
Fine impression, very good color and condition. Very minor wear and soling. Minor marks and flaws.

“Striking design with copulating deer and flying herons.”

 

 

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Utagawa Kunitora – Secret Encounter In A Snowy Garden – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

Utagawa Kunitora – Secret Encounter In A Snowy Garden – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock print by Utagawa Kunitora (1804-1840). Shunga (Erotic print).
Date: c.1827. Size: 10 2/3” x 8 1/2” inches. Series:΄Fashionable Men of the Zodiac Year (Imayo toshi-otoko).'
Fine impression, very good color and condition. Very minor wear and soling.

“A young male standing on his high geta in a snowy garden is kissing his lover during a secret encounter. 
The couple is being observed by a shocked woman standing inside the house.”

 

 

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Utagawa Kunitora – Intimidating Lover – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

Utagawa Kunitora – Intimidating Lover – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock print by Utagawa Kunitora (1804-1840). Shunga (Erotic print).
Date: c.1827. Size: 10 2/3” x 8 1/2” inches. Series:΄Fashionable Men of the Zodiac Year (Imayo toshi-otoko).'
Fine impression, very good color and condition. Very minor wear and soling. Minor marks and flaws.

“A confident man holding the blanket behind his back is penetrating an ecstatic geisha.”

 

 

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Utagawa Kunitora – Dreaming Man – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

Utagawa Kunitora – Dreaming Man – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock print by Utagawa Kunitora (1804-1840). Shunga (Erotic print).
Date: c.1827. Size: 10 2/3” x 8 1/2” inches. Series:΄Fashionable Men of the Zodiac Year (Imayo toshi-otoko).'
Fine impression, very good color and condition. Very minor wear and soling. Minor marks and flaws.

“A woman is trying to wake her lover who has a feversih dream. His dream is depicted on the top left.”

 

 

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Utagawa Kunitora – Bored Couple During A Hot Summer Day – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

Utagawa Kunitora – Bored Couple During A Hot Summer Day – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock print by Utagawa Kunitora (1804-1840). Shunga (Erotic print).
Date: c.1827. Size: 10 2/3” x 8 1/2” inches. Series:΄Fashionable Men of the Zodiac Year (Imayo toshi-otoko).'
Fine impression, very good color and condition. Very minor wear and soling. Minor marks and flaws.

“A bored couple is making love during a humid summer day on the verandah. The man has his mind on other things, looking away and leans nonchalantly on the balustrade with his arm while his female partner feels the same way as her sloppy hair indicates.”

 

 

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Utagawa Kunitora – Fingering – Bats & Herons – Foo Dog – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

Utagawa Kunitora – Fingering – Bats & Herons – Foo Dog – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock print by Utagawa Kunitora (1804-1840). Shunga (Erotic print).
Date: c.1827. Size: 10 2/3” x 8 1/2” inches. Series:΄Fashionable Men of the Zodiac Year (Imayo toshi-otoko).'
Fine impression, very good color and condition. Very minor wear and soling. Minor marks and flaws.

“The energetic approach of a man seems to surprise the woman while his erected member shows that he is ready for intercourse. Striking are the various animal motifs such as the bats featured on the sliding doors, the herons depicted on the kimono of the woman and the ornamented stove including the Foo Dog paws.”

 

 

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Utagawa Kunitora – Intimate Approach – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

Utagawa Kunitora – Intimate Approach – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock print by Utagawa Kunitora (1804-1840). Shunga (Erotic print).
Date: c.1827. Size: 10 2/3” x 8 1/2” inches. Series:΄Fashionable Men of the Zodiac Year (Imayo toshi-otoko).'
Fine impression, very good color and condition. Very minor wear and soling. Minor marks and flaws.

“In a living room a man grabs between the legs of his surprised female companion. His tobacco gear lays 
in front of him.”

 

 

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Utagawa Kunitora – Meditating Man – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

Utagawa Kunitora – Meditating Man – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock print by Utagawa Kunitora (1804-1840). Shunga (Erotic print).
Date: c.1827. Size: 10 2/3” x 8 1/2” inches. Series:΄Fashionable Men of the Zodiac Year (Imayo toshi-otoko).'
Fine impression, very good color and condition. Very minor wear and soling. Minor marks and flaws.

“A man is disturbed during his meditation by his female lover who is about to pull out her scarf from 
underneath his legs.”

 

 

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Utagawa Kunitora – Ruthless And Violent Intruder – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

Utagawa Kunitora – Ruthless And Violent Intruder – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock print by Utagawa Kunitora (1804-1840). Shunga (Erotic print).
Date: c.1827. Size: 10 2/3” x 8 1/2” inches. Series:΄Fashionable Men of the Zodiac Year (Imayo toshi-otoko).'
Fine impression, very good color and condition. Very minor wear and soling. Minor marks and flaws.

“A violent intruder runs amok in a brothel. He threatens the woman with his sword, while keeping her in check with his arm and knee. In the consternation the large folding screen falls on the elderly servant.”

Reference: p.429 (Fig.34) in ‘Japanese Erotic Art: The Hidden World of Shunga’ by Ofer Shagan

 

 

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Utagawa Kunitora – Tipsy Clients – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

Utagawa Kunitora – Tipsy Clients – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock print by Utagawa Kunitora (1804-1840). Shunga (Erotic print). 
Date: c.1827. Size: 10 2/3” x 8 1/2” inches. Series:΄Fashionable Men of the Zodiac Year (Imayo toshi-otoko).' 
Fine impression, very good color and condition. Very minor wear and soling. Minor marks and flaws.

“Two male clients get handsy with their sensual hostesses.”

 

 

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Utagawa Kunitora – Smoking A Pipe – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

Utagawa Kunitora – Smoking A Pipe – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock print by Utagawa Kunitora (1804-1840). Shunga (Erotic print). 
Date: c.1827. Size: 10 2/3” x 8 1/2” inches. Series:΄Fashionable Men of the Zodiac Year (Imayo toshi-otoko).' 
Fine impression, very good color and condition. Very minor wear and soling. Minor marks and flaws.

“A high-class geisha (oiran) has a relaxed moment with a client She has prepared a pipe that she has just handed over to him.”

 

 

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Utagawa Kunitora – Spying Villian – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

Utagawa Kunitora – Spying Villian – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock print by Utagawa Kunitora (1804-1840). Shunga (Erotic print). 
Date: c.1827. Size: 10 2/3” x 8 1/2” inches. Series:΄Fashionable Men of the Zodiac Year (Imayo toshi-otoko).' 
Fine impression, very good color and condition. Very minor wear and soling.

“On the left side of this design an insecure man makes advances to a reserved woman. They are being watched by an ominous figure wearing a scarf around his face and carrying a Japanese sword (probably a katana).”

 

 

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Utagawa Kunitora – Two Clients In A Brothel – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

Utagawa Kunitora – Two Clients In A Brothel – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock print by Utagawa Kunitora (1804-1840). Shunga (Erotic print). 
Date: c.1827. Size: 10 2/3” x 8 1/2” inches. Series:΄Fashionable Men of the Zodiac Year (Imayo toshi-otoko).' 
Fine impression, very good color and condition. Very minor wear and soling. Minor marks and flaws.

“Amusing scene in which we can witness the activities of two brothel visitors. One is enjoying himself with a geisha, separated by a colorful screen on the right, while his drunken colleague is being served.”

 

 

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Utagawa Kunitora – Determined Intruder – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

Utagawa Kunitora – Determined Intruder – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock print by Utagawa Kunitora (1804-1840). Shunga (Erotic print). 
Date: c.1827. Size: 10 2/3” x 8 1/2” inches. Series:΄Fashionable Men of the Zodiac Year (Imayo toshi-otoko).' 
Fine impression, very good color and condition. Very minor wear and soling. Minor marks and flaws.

“A completely submissive nude woman is penetrated from the rear by an arrogant ruler. He is served by a servile servant with an erected member. The latter was making love to the woman shortly before. The striking facial expressions of the protagonists that make the scene zo alive.”

 

 

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Utagawa Kunitora – Post Coital – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

Utagawa Kunitora – Post Coital – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock print by Utagawa Kunitora (1804-1840). Shunga (Erotic print).
Date: c.1827. Size: 10 2/3” x 8 1/2” inches. Series:΄Fashionable Men of the Zodiac Year (Imayo toshi-otoko).'
Fine impression, very good color and condition. Very minor wear and soling. Minor marks and flaws.

“Just after love-making the male checks out what’s going on outside the room while the female cleans 
her private parts.”

 

 

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Utagawa Kunitora – Between The Legs – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

Utagawa Kunitora – Between The Legs – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock print by Utagawa Kunitora (1804-1840). Shunga (Erotic print).
Date: c.1827. Size: 10 2/3” x 8 1/2” inches. Series:΄Fashionable Men of the Zodiac Year (Imayo toshi-otoko).'
Fine impression, very good color and condition. Very minor wear and soling. Minor marks and flaws.

“During supper the male protagonist puts his arm without scruples between the legs of a shy courtesan. 
Her pubic hair is only partly visible.”

 

 

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Utagawa Kunitora – Nude Male – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

Utagawa Kunitora – Nude Male – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock print by Utagawa Kunitora (1804-1840). Shunga (Erotic print).
Date: c.1827. Size: 10 2/3” x 8 1/2” inches. Series:΄Fashionable Men of the Zodiac Year (Imayo toshi-otoko).'
Fine impression, very good color and condition. Very minor wear and soling. Minor marks and flaws.

“A a naked male grabs the legs of his female lover for deeper penetration to the delight of the latter.”

 

 

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Utagawa Kunitora – Old Woman And Infant Samurai – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

Utagawa Kunitora – Old Woman And Infant Samurai – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock print by Utagawa Kunitora (1804-1840). Shunga (Erotic print).
Date: c.1827. Size: 6 1/8” x 9” inches. Series:΄Fashionable Men of the Zodiac Year (Imayo toshi-otoko).'
Fine impression, very good color and condition. Very minor wear and soling. Minor marks and flaws.

“A charming scene with an elderly woman helping a toddler to put on his samurai outfit ”

 

 

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Utagawa Kunitora – Secret Encounter – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

Utagawa Kunitora – Secret Encounter – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock print by Utagawa Kunitora (1804-1840). Shunga (Erotic print).
Date: c.1827. Size: 6 1/8” x 9” inches. Series:΄Fashionable Men of the Zodiac Year (Imayo toshi-otoko).'
Fine impression, very good color and condition. Very minor wear and soling. Minor marks and flaws.

“A mysterious encounter between a young girl and the villainous figure of the story in front of the entrance of a pleasure quarter.”

 

 

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Utagawa Kunitora – Foreign Couple – Weaving Loom – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

Utagawa Kunitora – Foreign Couple – Weaving Loom – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock print by Utagawa Kunitora (1804-1840). Shunga (Erotic print). 
Date: c.1827. Size: 6 1/8” x 9” inches. Series:΄Fashionable Men of the Zodiac Year (Imayo toshi-otoko).' 
Fine impression, very good color and condition. Very minor wear and soling. Minor marks and flaws.

“The Queen of the island of Women is about to have intercourse with an older high-ranking Chinese male.
The scene takes place in a weaving mill.”

Reference: p.382 (Fig.35) in ‘Japanese Erotic Art: The Hidden World of Shunga’ by Ofer Shagan.

 

 

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Utagawa Kunitora – Shy Servant – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

Utagawa Kunitora – Shy Servant – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock print by Utagawa Kunitora (1804-1840). Shunga (Erotic print).
Date: c.1827. Size: 6 1/8” x 9” inches. Series:΄Fashionable Men of the Zodiac Year (Imayo toshi-otoko).'
Fine impression, very good color and condition. Very minor wear and soling. Minor marks and flaws.

“A shy servant carrying a plate with food and a kettle of tea. She is slightly ashamed because of the
initimate acitivities in the other room.”

 

 

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Utagawa Kunitora – Rape Of A Rokurokubi – Zodiac Year – c.1827. 

Utagawa Kunitora – Rape Of A Rokurokubi – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock print by Utagawa Kunitora (1804-1840). Shunga (Erotic print). 
Date: c.1827. Size: 10 2/3” x 8 1/2” inches. Series:΄Fashionable Men of the Zodiac Year (Imayo toshi-otoko).' 
Fine impression, very good color and condition. Very minor wear and soling. Minor marks and flaws.

“The shocking molestation of a rokurokubi yokai (long-necked demon) by two hairy villains.”

 

 

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Utagawa Kunitora – Levitating God – Picasso – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

Utagawa Kunitora – Levitating God – Picasso – Zodiac Year – c.1827.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock print by Utagawa Kunitora (1804-1840). Shunga (Erotic print).
Date: c.1827. Size: 6 1/8” x 9” inches. Series:΄Fashionable Men of the Zodiac Year (Imayo toshi-otoko).'
Fine impression, very good color and condition. Very minor wear and soling. Minor marks and flaws.

“The phallic god in Kunitora’s print is levitating above a Gomoku board game and in front of a cobweb. In contrast to the determined look of Picasso’s phallus figure, Kunitora’s phallic god looks at the viewer with sad-looking eyes. In his hairy hands he holds a higozuiki rope (sex toy) and some kind of iron scepter. His melancholic facial expression is emphasized by his striking lower jaw that sports big whiskers..”

Pablo Picasso was a fan of this shunga series and made his own version of this “Levitating Phallus God” design.

Reference: p.260 (Fig.43) in ‘Japanese Erotic Art: The Hidden World of Shunga’ by Ofer Shagan.

 

 

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