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Utamaro II Kitagawa (died circa 1831).

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Shunga – Utamaro II – Pleasure Boat – c.1800.

Shunga – Utamaro II – Pleasure Boat – c.1800.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock by Kitagawa Utamaro II (died c.1831). Shunga (Spring picture).
Date: c.1800. Size: 10 3/4” x 8 1/5” inches. Very good impression, color (with the fugitive blue pigment still intact) and condition. Series: ‘Renri no toko’ (Now and Forever)’. Minor wear and soiling, marks and flaws but in a very nice state overall !

“While floating down a river on a pleasure boat an oiran (high-class courtesan) and a client are amusing themselves.

 

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Shunga – Utamaro II – Old Woman With Cucumber – c.1800.

Shunga – Utamaro II – Old Woman With Dildo – c.1800.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock by Kitagawa Utamaro II (died c.1831). Shunga (Spring picture).
Date: c.1800. Size: 10 3/4” x 8 1/5” inches. Very good impression, color (with the fugitive blue pigment still intact) and condition. Series: ‘Renri no toko’ (Now and Forever)’. Minor wear and soiling, marks and flaws but in a very nice state overall !

“An excited older lady is watching the activities of a couple having sex while she is using a large cucumber for her own pleasure.”

 

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Shunga – Utamaro II – Penis Massage – c.1800.

Shunga – Utamaro II – Penis Massage – c.1800.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock by Kitagawa Utamaro II (died c.1831). Shunga (Spring picture).
Date: c.1800. Size: 10 3/4” x 8 1/5” inches. Very good impression, color (with the fugitive blue pigment still intact) and condition. Series: ‘Renri no toko’ (Now and Forever)’. Minor wear and soiling, marks and flaws but in a very nice state overall !

“A young hooker is massaging her client’s penis while he is drinking sake.”

 

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Shunga – Utamaro II – In The Garden – c.1800.

Shunga – Utamaro II – In The Garden – c.1800.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock by Kitagawa Utamaro II (died c.1831). Shunga (Spring picture).
Date: c.1800. Size: 10 3/4” x 8 1/5” inches. Very good impression, color (with the fugitive blue pigment still intact) and condition. Series: ‘Renri no toko’ (Now and Forever)’. Minor wear and soiling, marks and flaws but in a very nice state overall !

“Outside in a garden a man wearing cloth on his head is about to penetrate his wife while butterflies float around them. Look for the cloth line in the background.”

 

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Shunga – Utamaro II – Female Voyeur – c.1800.

Shunga – Utamaro II – Female Voyeur – c.1800.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock by Kitagawa Utamaro II (died c.1831). Shunga (Spring picture).
Date: c.1800. Size: 10 3/4” x 8 1/5” inches. Very good impression, color (with the fugitive blue pigment still intact) and condition. Series: ‘Renri no toko’ (Now and Forever)’. Minor wear and soiling, marks and flaws but in a very nice state overall !

“From behind a sliding door a woman is watching the erotic private session of an intimate couple ”

 

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Shunga – Utamaro II – Expensive Courtesan – c.1800.

Shunga – Utamaro II – Expensive Courtesan – c.1800.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock by Kitagawa Utamaro II (died c.1831). Shunga (Spring picture).
Date: c.1800. Size: 10 3/4” x 8 1/5” inches. Very good impression, color (with the fugitive blue pigment still intact)
and condition. Series: ‘Renri no toko’ (Now and Forever)’. Minor wear and soiling, marks and flaws but in a very
nice state overall !

“A young rich nobleman wearing a typical hat is about to have intercourse with an oiran who is directing his member to her private parts. In the background stands a koto (traditional Japanese stringed musical instrument) and the screen panels portray herons, and an old man holding on to the ropes of a kite.”

 

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Shunga – Utamaro II – Making Out – c.1800.

Shunga – Utamaro II – Making Out – c.1800.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock by Kitagawa Utamaro II (died c.1831). Shunga (Spring picture).
Date: c.1800. Size: 10 3/4” x 8 1/5” inches. Very good impression, color (with the fugitive blue pigment still intact) and condition. Series: ‘Renri no toko’ (Now and Forever)’. Minor wear and soiling, marks and flaws but in a very nice state overall !

“A mature client is making out with a courtesan on the verandah ”

 

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Shunga – Utamaro II – Rape Scene – c.1800.

Shunga – Utamaro II – Rape Scene – c.1800.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock by Kitagawa Utamaro II (died c.1831). Shunga (Spring picture).
Date: c.1800. Size: 10 3/4” x 8 1/5” inches. Very good impression, color (with the fugitive blue still intact!) and condition. Series: ‘Renri no toko’ (Now and Forever)’. Minor wear and soiling, marks and flaws but in a very nice state overall !

“A striking rape scene with two samurai’s assaulting a terrified woman. The hat she is wearing is called an ageboshi. Shunga portraying acts of rape often feature male men with hairy legs and unshaven chins.”

 

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Shunga – Utamaro II – Aggressive Dogs In Snow – c.1800.

Shunga – Utamaro II – Aggressive Dogs In Snow – c.1800.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock by Kitagawa Utamaro II (died c.1831). Shunga (Spring picture).
Date: c.1800. Size: 10 3/4” x 8 1/5” inches. Very good impression, color (with the fugitive blue still intact!) and condition. Series: ‘Renri no toko’ (Now and Forever)’. Minor wear and soiling, marks and flaws but in a very nice state overall !

“A couple who are about to make love in the snowy garden are assualted by two hostile dogs.”

 

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Shunga – Utamaro II – Shabby Visitor – c.1800.

Shunga – Utamaro II – Shabby Visitor – c.1800.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock by Kitagawa Utamaro II (died c.1831). Shunga (Spring picture).
Date: c.1800. Size: 10 3/4” x 8 1/5” inches. Very good impression, color (with the fugitive blue still intact!) and condition. Series: ‘Renri no toko’ (Now and Forever)’. Minor wear and soiling, marks and flaws but in a very nice state overall !

“A copulating couple is interrupted by a grimy visitor standing in the doorway.”

 

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Shunga – Utamaro II – Bald-Headed Peeking Monk – c.1800.

Shunga – Utamaro II – Bald-Headed Peeking Monk – c.1800.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock by Kitagawa Utamaro II (died c.1831). Shunga (Spring picture).
Date: c.1800. Size: 10 3/4” x 8 1/5” inches. Very good impression, color (with the fugitive blue still intact) and condition. Series: ‘Renri no toko’ (Now and Forever)’. Minor wear and soiling, marks and flaws but in a very nice state overall !

“An amused bald-headed young monk is observing the escapades of an intimate adolescent couple from the other room. Outside stands a stone water basin with a bamboo scoop.”

 

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Shunga – Utamaro II – Susceptible – c.1800.

Shunga – Utamaro II – Susceptible – c.1800.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock by Kitagawa Utamaro II (died c.1831). Shunga (Spring picture).
Date: c.1800. Size: 10 3/4” x 8 1/5” inches. Very good impression, color (with the fugitive blue still intact!) and condition. Series: ‘Renri no toko’ (Now and Forever)’. Minor wear and soiling, marks and flaws but in a very nice state overall !

“In a private room a man is directing his penis to the private area of his susceptible lover.”

 

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Shunga – Utamaro II – Young Samurai – c.1800.

Shunga – Utamaro II – Young Samurai – c.1800.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock by Kitagawa Utamaro II (died c.1831). Shunga (Spring picture).
Date: c.1800. Size: 10 3/4” x 8 1/5” inches. Very good impression, color (with the fugitive blue still intact!) and condition. Series: ‘Renri no toko’ (Now and Forever)’. Minor wear and soiling, marks and flaws but in a very nice state overall !

“A nervous young samurai holding a fan in front of his face is sitting across from a young courtesan. You can see that during the printing process they mistakenly confused the different color blocks for the floor (the left part is green and the right part blue)!.”

 

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Shunga – Utamaro II – Peeking Girl – c.1800.

Shunga – Utamaro II – Peeking Girl – c.1800.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock by Kitagawa Utamaro II (died c.1831). Shunga (Spring picture).
Date: c.1800. Size: 10 3/4” x 8 1/5” inches. Very good impression, color (with the fugitive blue still intact!)
and condition. Series: ‘Renri no toko’ (Now and Forever)’. Minor wear and soiling, marks and flaws but in a very nice state overall !

“A beautiful horny (her genitals visible) young courtesan is watching a mature colleague having intercourse with a client. The closet doors in the background portray Meoto iwa (aka. wedded rocks).”

 

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Shunga – Utamaro II – Traveller – c.1800.

Shunga – Utamaro II – Traveller – c.1800.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock by Kitagawa Utamaro II (died c.1831). Shunga (Spring picture).
Date: c.1800. Size: 10 3/4” x 8 1/5” inches. Very good impression, color (with the fugitive blue still intact!) and condition. Series: ‘Renri no toko’ (Now and Forever)’. Minor wear and soiling, marks and flaws but in a very nice state overall !

“A traveller (his travelling bag in the back) is interrupting his voyage to have sex with a hooker. That he is a traveller is also emphasized by the painting behind the couple that also features a sweeping landscape.”

 

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Shunga – Utamaro II – Cautious Young Woman – c.1800.

Shunga – Utamaro II – Cautious Young Woman – c.1800.

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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock by Kitagawa Utamaro II (died c.1831). Shunga (Spring picture).
Date: c.1800. Size: 10 3/4” x 8 1/5” inches. Very good impression, color (with the fugitive blue still intact !) and condition. Series: ‘Renri no toko’ (Now and Forever)’. Minor wear and soiling, marks and flaws but in a very nice state overall !

“A couple is about to make love while the girl is cautiously checking out her surroundings.”

 

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Shunga – Utamaro II – Close-Up Portrait – Mirror – c.1800.

Shunga – Utamaro II – Close-Up Portrait – Mirror – c.1800.
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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock by Kitagawa Utamaro II (died c.1831). Okubi-e (Close-up picture).
Date: c.1800. Tobira-e size: 8 1/4” x 5 4/5” inches. Very good impression, color and condition. 
Series: ‘Renri no toko’ (Now and Forever)’. Some tiny binding holes, minor wear and soiling, marks and flaws but in a very good state overall !

“A great close-up portrait of a beauty doing her her eye brow in front of a mirror. The blackened teeth (ohaguro) were a sign of wealth and sexual maturity in Japanse society at the time.”

 

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Shunga – Utamaro II – Close-Up Portrait – Full Attire – c.1800.

Shunga – Utamaro II – Close-Up Portrait – Full Attire – c.1800.
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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock by Kitagawa Utamaro II (died c.1831). Okubi-e (Close-up picture).
Date: c.1800. Tobira-e size: 8 1/4” x 5 4/5” inches. Very good impression, color and condition. 
Series: ‘Renri no toko’ (Now and Forever)’. Some tiny binding holes, minor wear and soiling, marks and flaws but in a very good state overall !

“A nice close-up print depicting a bijin (beauty) with her hair in the traditional shimada-mage style.”

 

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Shunga – Utamaro II – Close-Up Portrait – Dreamy – c.1800.

Shunga – Utamaro II – Close-Up Portrait – Dreamy – c.1800.
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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock by Kitagawa Utamaro II (died c.1831). Okubi-e (Close-up picture).
Date: c.1800. Tobira-e size: 8 1/4” x 5 4/5” inches. Very good impression, color and condition. 
Series: ‘Renri no toko’ (Now and Forever)’. Some tiny binding holes, minor wear and soiling, marks and flaws but in a very good state overall !

“A striking close-up portrayal of a sleeping beauty.”

 

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Shunga – Utamaro II – Close-Up Portrait – Bashful – c.1800.

Shunga – Utamaro II – Close-Up Portrait – Bashful – c.1800.
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Description:

Original antique Japanese color woodblock by Kitagawa Utamaro II (died c.1831). Okubi-e (Close-up picture).
Date: c.1800. Tobira-e size: 8 1/4” x 5 4/5” inches. Very good impression, color and condition. 
Series: ‘Renri no toko’ (Now and Forever)’. Some tiny binding holes, minor wear and soiling, marks and flaws but in a very good state overall !

“A lovely portrayal of a timid oiran (high-class courtesan) and her elaborate hair-style.”

 

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