p1376 
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Very
Rare Shunga c.1855.
Octopus
And Abalone Diver -Egoyomi-
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Description:
Antique
Japanese color woodblock Utagawa school. Shunga (Erotic picture).
Egoyomi (Calendar print). Date: c.1855.
Koban size: 4 7/8" x 3 5/8" inches. Fine impression
(with gauffrage), color and condition. Flawless state !
Subject: Abalone (awabi)
diver being ravished by a giant octopus.
The humour of this image lies in the fact that the octopus wears a
white head scarf of a commoner.
Either this depiction is the imagination of the woman or the octopus
represents the male lover who sees himself as the tremendous lover
that octopuses are purported to be.
p1375 - €250
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Shunga
- Copulating Deer - Heron - Toyokuni I - 1825.
Description:
Antique
Japanese color woodblock Toyokuni I (1769-1825). Shunga (Erotic
picture). Date: Bunsei era, 8th Year (1825).
Tobira-e size: 9" x 6 1/6" inches. Fine impression,
color and very good condition. Some minor soiling and wear
at the bottom left corner.
A
very rare and unusual scene involving two copulating deer with two
flying herons in the air !
p1373 - €
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Famous
Shunga - Terazaki Kogyo
Seaside Ecstacy - c.1899.
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Description:
Antique
Japanese color woodblock Terazaki Kogyo (1866-1919). Shunga (Erotic
picture). Date: c.1899.
Chuban size: 9 2/3" x 7" inches. Fine impression,
color and near fine condition. Slight centerfold, very minor marks
and flaws.
A couple wearing the latest fashion enjoying themselves standing in
shallow water.
Reference: p.144
(Ill.221) by Richard Lane
One
of the best Meiji designs in shunga !
p1374 - €700
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Rare
Famous Kunisada Shunga - Bestiality - Princess
Eight
Dog Heroes - c.1837.
Description:
Antique
Japanese color woodblock Kunisada (1786-1865). Shunga (Erotic
picture). Date: c.1837 (probably New Year).
Size: 11 1/2" x 9 3/4" inches. Series:' The Eight Dog
Heroes of the Satomi Clan' (Koi no yatsufuji), Fine impression,
color and very good condition. A very small hole in the upper margin
(see picture!). Some very minor soiling, marks and flaws.
Look for the magnificent use of gauffrage on the fur of the dog!
This design comes from the series Koi no yatsufuji which was a
parody on the famous book Satomi Hakken-den by Kyokutei Bakin. The
illustrations in Koi no yatsufuji cleverly transform the most famous
scenes from the original into erotic images.
At the time this erotic publication by Kunisada (he used the
pseudonym Bukiyo Matahei for this series.) was extremely well
received. The carving and printing techniques were excellent using
mineral pigments and magnificent use of gauffrage.
Reference:
This whole series is
treated in Vol. 6 of ' The Complete Ukiyo-e Shunga' by Yoshikazu
Hayashi
This
scene depicts Princess Fusehine being assaulted by the canine hero
Yatsufusa
who's transformed into a dog !
p1315 - €
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Rare
Famous Kunisada Shunga - Lesbian Scene - Telescope
Eight
Dog Heroes - c.1837.
Description:
Antique
Japanese color woodblock Kunisada (1786-1865). Shunga (Erotic
picture). Date: c.1837 (probably New Year).
Size: 11 1/2" x 9 3/4" inches. Series:' The Eight Dog
Heroes of the Satomi Clan' (Koi no yatsufuji), Fine impression,
color and near fine condition. Some very minor soiling, marks and
flaws. Look for the magnificent use of gold and silver pigment
details in the kimono of the man!
This design comes from the series Koi no yatsufuji which was a
parody on the famous book Satomi Hakken-den by Kyokutei Bakin. The
illustrations in Koi no yatsufuji cleverly transform the most famous
scenes from the original into erotic images.
At the time this erotic publication by Kunisada (he used the
pseudonym Bukiyo Matahei for this series.) was extremely well
received. The carving and printing techniques were excellent using
mineral pigments and magnificent use of gauffrage.
Reference:
This whole
series is treated in Vol. 6 by of ' The Complete Ukiyo-e Shunga' by
Yoshikazu Hayashi
The
man watching through a telescope with the two excited girls on his
lap is Satomi Yoshizane who's peeping on his son Sasehime !
p1364 - €140
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Utagawa
School - Shunga - Black Kimono - c.1850.
Description:
Original
Japanese color woodblock Utagawa school. Date: c.1850. Size: 8
1/2" x 7" inches.
Very good impression, color and condition.
p1362 - €175
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Toyokuni
I - Shunga - Dragon Kimono - c.1825.
Description:
Original
Japanese color woodblock attrib. to Toyokuni I (1769-1825). Date:
c.1825. Size: 10 1/2" x 8 3/4" inches.
Series: 'Oatsurae kujima obi'. Very good impression, color and
condition. Some very minute wormholes, a stamp staining, very minor
soiling.
A
high class courtisan (oiran) dressed in a wonderfully decorated
kimono.
p1361 - €200
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Toyokuni
I - Shunga - Cautious - c.1825.
Description:
Original
Japanese color woodblock attrib. to Toyokuni I (1769-1825). Date:
c.1825. Size: 10 1/2" x 8 3/4" inches.
Series: 'Oatsurae kujima obi'. Very good impression, color and
condition. Some very minute wormholes, very minor soiling.
In
this design the focus of the beholder is concentrated on the stairs.
p1360 - €
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Toyokuni
I - Shunga - Sake - c.1825.
Description:
Original
Japanese color woodblock attrib. to Toyokuni I (1769-1825). Date:
c.1825. Size: 10 1/2" x 8 3/4" inches.
Series: 'Oatsurae kujima obi'. Very good impression, color and
condition. Some very minute wormholes, very minor soiling.
This
print has a striking composition with all the activity taking place
on the left side of the design.
p1359 - €170
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Toyokuni
I - Shunga - Relaxed Pose - c.1825.
Description:
Original
Japanese color woodblock print attrib. to Toyokuni I (1769-1825).
Date: c.1825. Size: 10 1/2" x 8 3/4" inches.
Series: 'Oatsurae kujima obi'. Very good impression, color and
condition. Some very minute wormholes, staining spots and soiling.
A
lovely scene with the focus on the red undergarment.
p1358 - €250
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Toyokuni
I - Shunga - Lantern - c.1825.
Description:
Original
Japanese color woodblock print attrib. to Toyokuni I (1769-1825).
Date: c.1825. Size: 10 1/2" x 8 3/4" inches.
Series: 'Oatsurae kujima obi'. Very good impression, color and
condition. Some very minute wormholes, very minor soiling.
A
man is trying to light the lantern while at the same time is making
love to his woman.
p1357 - €225
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Toyokuni
I - Shunga - Entangled - c.1825.
Description:
Original
Japanese color woodblock attrib. to Toyokuni I (1769-1825). Date:
c.1825. Size: 10 1/2" x 8 3/4" inches.
Series: 'Oatsurae kujima obi'. Very good impression, color and
condition. Some very minute wormholes, very minor soiling.
Intimate
couple on a beautifully decorated blanket.
p1356 - €265
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Toyokuni
I - Shunga - Two Sex Couples - c.1825.
Description:
Original
Japanese color woodblock attrib. to Toyokuni I (1769-1825). Date:
c.1825. Size: 10 1/2" x 8 3/4" inches.
Series: 'Oatsurae kujima obi'. Very good impression, color and
condition. Some very minute wormholes, very minor soiling.
A
nice birdview of two couples making love in seperate rooms.
p1355 - €265
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Toyokuni
I - Shunga - On The Verandah - c.1825.
Description:
Original
Japanese color woodblock attrib. to Toyokuni I (1769-1825). Date:
c.1825. Size: 10 1/2" x 8 3/4" inches.
Series: 'Oatsurae kujima obi'. Very good impression, color and
condition. Some very minute wormholes, very minor soiling.
A
subtle erotic depiction of an intimate couple having sex on a
verandah !
They are most probably watching some kind of festivities.
p1354 - €80
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Eisen
- Shunga - Demons - c.1832.
Description:
Japanse color
woodblock Eisen Keisai (1790-1848). Size: 8 2/5" x 6"
inches. Shunga (Erotic picture). Date: c.1832.
Series: 'Makura Bunko'. Fine impression, color and near fine
condition. Some very minor soiling.
A
humorous depiction of two amused demons !
p1353 - €105
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Eisen
- Shunga - Erection - c.1832.
Description:
Japanse color
woodblock Eisen Keisai (1790-1848). Size: 8 2/5" x 6"
inches. Shunga (Erotic picture). Date: c.1832.
Series: 'Makura Bunko'. Fine impression, color and near fine
condition. Some very minor soiling.
p1352 - €200
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Eisen
- Rare Shunga - Foetus - c.1832.
Description:
Japanse color
woodblock Eisen Keisai (1790-1848). Size: 8 2/5" x 6"
inches. Shunga (Erotic picture). Date: c.1832.
Series: 'Makura Bunko'. Fine impression, color and near fine
condition. Some very minor soiling.
A
very rare depiction of a foetus !
p1351 - €265
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Eisen
- Shunga - Beauty - c.1832.
Description:
Japanse color
woodblock Eisen Keisai (1790-1848). Size: 8 2/5" x 6"
inches. Shunga (Erotic picture). Date: c.1832.
Series: 'Makura Bunko'. Fine impression, color and near fine
condition. Some very minor soiling.
A strikingly beautiful depiction of a beauty with excellent use of 'bokashi'
-shading below the eyes! Look for the very original transition of
the woman's hair in the isolated portrait with the ropes of the
buckle in the background !
p1350 - €
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Eisen
- Shunga - External Anatomical Detail - c.1832.
Description:
Japanse color
woodblock Eisen Keisai (1790-1848). Size: 8 2/5" x 6"
inches. Shunga (Erotic picture). Date: c.1832.
Series: 'Makura Bunko'. Fine impression, color and near fine
condition. Some very minor soiling.
An
anatomical close-up depiction of the vulva! See p1349 for internal
close-up image !
p1349 - €
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Rare
Eisen - Famous Shunga
Internal
Anatomical Close-Up Female Organ - c.1832.
Description:
Japanse color
woodblock Eisen Keisai (1790-1848). Size: 8 2/5" x 6"
inches. Shunga (Erotic picture). Date: c.1832.
Series: 'Makura Bunko'. Fine impression, color and near fine
condition. Some very minor soiling.
A
famous anatomical depiction of the female organs! See p1350 for
external close-up image !
Reference:
p.181 (Ill.85) in 'Sex and the Floating World - Erotic Images in
Japan 1700-1820' by Timon Screech.
p1348 - €
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Eisen
- Shunga - Aroused Woman - c.1832.
Description:
Japanse color
woodblock Eisen Keisai (1790-1848). Size: 9 2/3" x 5 3/4"
inches. Shunga (Erotic picture). Date: c.1832.
Series: 'Makura Bunko'. Fine impression, color and near fine
condition. Some very minor soiling.
In
this scene the woman is clearly the initiator !
p1347 - €
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Eisen
- Shunga - Folding Screen - c.1832.
Description:
Japanse color
woodblock Eisen Keisai (1790-1848). Size: 9 2/3" x 5 3/4"
inches. Shunga (Erotic picture). Date: c.1832.
Series: 'Makura Bunko'. Fine impression, color and near fine
condition. Some very minor soiling.
A
couple in an intimate embrace near a folding screen !
p1346 - €140
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Eisen
- Shunga - Love Letter - c.1832.
Description:
Japanse color
woodblock Eisen Keisai (1790-1848). Size: 9 2/3" x 5 3/4"
inches. Shunga (Erotic picture). Date: c.1832.
Series: 'Makura Bunko'. Fine impression, color and near fine
condition. Some very minor soiling.
A
courtisan reading a love letter !
p1345 - €140
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Eisen
- Shunga - Nightscene - c.1832.
Description:
Japanse color
woodblock Eisen Keisai (1790-1848). Size: 9 2/3" x 5 3/4"
inches. Shunga (Erotic picture). Date: c.1832.
Series: 'Makura Bunko'. Fine impression, color and near fine
condition. Some very minor soiling.
An
intimate couple on a park bench during a full moon !
p1340 - €75
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Utagawa
School - Shunga - Carriers - c.1850.
Description:
Original
Japanese color woodblock Utagawa school. Date: c.1850. Size: 7"
x 4 2/3" inches.
Fine impression, color and condition.
p1339 - €135
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Utagawa
School - Shunga - Dinner - c.1850.
Description:
Original
Japanese color woodblock Utagawa school. Date: c.1850. Size: 8
2/3" x 7" inches.
Fine impression, color and condition.
Courtisans
are having dinner with one of their clients !
p1313 - €
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Kuniyoshi
- Shunga - Public Baths - c.1840.
Description:
Antique
Japanese color woodblock Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Shunga (Erotic
picture). Date: c.1840s. Size: 8 2/3" x 6" inches.
Fine impression, color and condition. Tiny binding holes (margin
only!). Very minor marks and flaws only.
p1312 - €335 - US$ Currency
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Kuniyoshi
- Shunga - Excited Umbrella Man - c.1840.
Description:
Antique
Japanese color woodblock Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Shunga (Erotic
picture). Date: c.1840s. Size: 8 2/3" x 6" inches.
Fine impression, colors and condition. Tiny binding holes (margin
only!). Very minor marks and flaws only.
p1311a - €585 - US$ Currency
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Very
Rare Kuniyoshi - Shunga - Phallus Portrait - c.1840.
Description:
Antique
Japanese color woodblock Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Shunga (Erotic
picture). Date: c.1840s. Size: 8 2/3" x 6" inches.
Fine impression, colors and condition. Tiny binding holes (margin
only!). Very minor marks and flaws only.
Very comical image of a phallus shaped head with striking facial
details !
If
this portrait looks a bit like that particular Steven Spielberg
character, it is pobably a coincidence !
p1314 - €215 - US$ Currency
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Kuniyoshi
- Shunga - Lovers - c.1840.
Description:
Antique
Japanese color woodblock Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Shunga (Erotic
picture). Date: c.1840s. Size: 8 2/3" x 6" inches.
Fine impression, colors and condition. Tiny binding holes (margin
only!). Very minor marks and flaws only.
p1309 - € -
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Rare
Kuniyoshi - Shunga - Anal Intercourse - c.1840.
Description:
Antique
Japanese color woodblock Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Shunga (Erotic
picture). Date: c.1840s. Size: 11" x 8 2/3" inches.
Fine impression, colors and condition. Very minor marks and flaws
only.
This
well-known design combines two rare themes in its depiction of anal
sex and the portrayal
of a stark naked couple !
p1308 - €250 - US$ Currency
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Kuniyoshi
- Shunga - Reluctant Woman - Rape - c.1840.
Description:
Antique
Japanese color woodblock Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Shunga (Erotic
picture). Date: c.1840s. Size: 11" x 8 2/3" inches.
Fine impression, colors and condition. Very minor marks and flaws
only.
The
woman in this design makes an involuntary impression emphasized by the
reluctant pose of her body
(her feet, arms and facial expression). In the incorporated image
above she tells her courtisan colleagues about this experience !
p1306 - €400 - US$ Currency
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Kuniyoshi
- Shunga - Lifting - c.1840.
Description:
Antique
Japanese color woodblock Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Shunga (Erotic
picture). Date: c.1840s. Size: 11" x 8 2/3" inches.
Fine impression, colors and condition. Very minor marks and flaws
only.
p1305 - €
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Kuniyoshi
- Shunga - Post Sex Scene - c.1840.
Description:
Antique
Japanese color woodblock Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Shunga (Erotic
picture). Date: c.1840s. Size: 11" x 8 2/3" inches.
Fine impression, colors and condition. Very minor marks and flaws
only.
A
couple relaxing after intercourse!
p1304 - €375 - US$ Currency
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Rare
Kuniyoshi - Shunga - Mosquito-Net - Curio - c.1840.
Description:
Antique
Japanese color woodblock Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Shunga (Erotic
picture). Date: c.1840s. Size: 11" x 8 2/3" inches.
Fine impression, colors and condition. Very minor marks and flaws
only.
A
very unusual and estranging print incorporating three designs into
one. The first time we have
come accross such an image !
p1303 - €835 - US$ Currency
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Very
Rare Kuniyoshi - Shunga
Female
Fantasies - Phallus Parade - c.1840.
Description:
Antique
Japanese color woodblock Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Shunga (Erotic
picture). Date: c.1840s. Size: 11" x 8 2/3" inches.
Fine impression, colors and condition. Very minor marks and flaws
only.
Incredible
scene with many references to mythical themes !
p1302 - €350 - US$ Currency
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Kuniyoshi
- Shunga - Tissue - c.1840.
Description:
Antique
Japanese color woodblock Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Shunga (Erotic
picture). Date: c.1840s. Size: 11" x 8 2/3" inches.
Fine impression, colors and condition. Very minor marks and flaws
only.
p1301 - €385 - US$ Currency
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Rare
Kuniyoshi - Shunga - Opposite Direction - c.1840.
Description:
Antique
Japanese color woodblock Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Shunga (Erotic
picture). Date: c.1840s. Size: 11" x 8 2/3" inches.
Fine impression, colors and condition. Very minor marks and flaws
only.
The
vertical point of view in which the couple is depicted is deviating in
shunga !
p1300 - €335 - US$ Currency
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Kuniyoshi
- Shunga - Wild Intercourse - c.1840.
Description:
Antique
Japanese color woodblock Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Shunga (Erotic
picture). Date: c.1840s. Size: 11" x 8 2/3" inches.
Fine impression, colors and condition. Very minor marks and flaws
only.
p1299 - €385 - US$ Currency
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Kuniyoshi
- Shunga - Tender Kiss - c.1840.
Description:
Antique
Japanese color woodblock Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Shunga (Erotic
picture). Date: c.1840s. Size: 11" x 8 2/3" inches.
Fine impression, colors and condition. Very minor marks and flaws
only.
p1298 - €385 - US$ Currency
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Kuniyoshi
- Shunga - High Class Courtisan - c.1840.
Description:
Antique
Japanese color woodblock Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Shunga (Erotic
picture). Date: c.1840s. Size: 11" x 8 2/3" inches.
Fine impression, colors and condition. Very minor marks and flaws
only.
p1297 - €335 - US$ Currency
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Kuniyoshi
- Shunga - Making Up - Kuniyoshi's Cat's Signature - c.1840.
Description:
Antique
Japanese color woodblock Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Shunga (Erotic
picture). Date: c.1840s. Size: 11" x 8 2/3" inches.
Fine impression, colors and condition. Very minor marks and flaws
only.
Look
for the cat who makes eye contact with the viewer! Cats were
Kuniyoshi's favourite animals and he sometimes depicted them in his
shunga designs !
p1296 - €400 - US$ Currency
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Kuniyoshi
- Shunga - Phoenix And Dragon Sheet - c.1840.
Description:
Antique
Japanese color woodblock Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Shunga (Erotic
picture). Date: c.1840s. Size: 11" x 8 2/3" inches.
Fine impression, colors and condition. Very minor marks and flaws
only.
p1295 - €
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Very
Rare Kuniyoshi - Shunga - Lesbian Fun - Grooming Scene - c.1840.
Description:
Antique
Japanese color woodblock Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Shunga (Erotic
picture). Date: c.1840s. Size: 11" x 8 2/3" inches.
Fine impression, colors and condition. Very minor marks and flaws
only.
A
very humorous design with some courtisans joking around with one of
their colleagues !
p1294 - €450 - US$ Currency
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Rare
Kuniyoshi - Shunga - Peeing Woman - c.1840.
Description:
Antique
Japanese color woodblock Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Shunga (Erotic
picture). Date: c.1840s. Size: 11" x 8 2/3" inches.
Fine impression, colors and condition. Very minor marks and flaws
only.
Amusing
scene with a recurring theme in Kuniyoshi's shunga work of the peeing
woman !
p1293 - €325 - US$ Currency
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Kuniyoshi
- Shunga - Brothel Interior - c.1840.
Description:
Antique
Japanese color woodblock Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Shunga (Erotic
picture). Date: c.1840s. Size: 11" x 8 2/3" inches.
Fine impression, colors and condition. Very minor marks and flaws
only.
Interesting
view of the inside of a brothel with activity on four levels !
p1323 - €550 - US$ Currency
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Hokusai
- Two Courtisans Osane & Otsubi
Gods
Of Intercourse - c.1821.
Description:
Antique Japanese
color woodblock Hokusai (1760-1849). Shunga (Erotic picture). Date:
c.1821. Size: 8 3/4" x 6 1/4" inches. Series:' Gods of
Intercourse' (Manpuku Wagojin), Fine impression, very good color and
condition. Some very tiny binding holes (margin only!), marks and
flaws.
Look at the sensual expression on Otsubi's face holding a tissue
between her teeth !
More
info on this magnificent shunga series by Hokusai you can find on the
following page: p644
p1324 - € - US$
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Hokusai
- Couple - Gods Of Intercourse - c.1821.
Description:
Antique Japanese
color woodblock Hokusai (1760-1849). Shunga (Erotic picture). Date:
c.1821. Size: 8 3/4" x 6 1/4" inches. Series:' Gods of
Intercourse' (Manpuku Wagojin), Fine impression, very good color and
condition. Some very tiny binding holes (margin only!), minor soiling
and rubbing. Minor marks and flaws.
More
info on this magnificent shunga series by Hokusai you can find on the
following page: p644
p1325 - €650- US$ Currency
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Hokusai
- On Top - Gods Of Intercourse - c.1821.
Description:
Antique Japanese
color woodblock Hokusai (1760-1849). Shunga (Erotic picture). Date:
c.1821. Size: 10 3/4" x 8 2/5" inches. Series:' Gods of
Intercourse' (Manpuku Wagojin), Fine impression, very good color and
condition. Some very minor soiling and rubbing. Minor marks and flaws.
The younger couple in the foreground having passionate intercourse
while the other couple apparently are sleeping !
More
info on this magnificent shunga series by Hokusai you can find on the
following page: p644
p1322 - €715 - US$ Currency
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Hokusai
- Passionate Woman - Gods Of Intercourse - c.1821.
Description:
Antique Japanese
color woodblock Hokusai (1760-1849). Shunga (Erotic picture). Date:
c.1821. Size: 10 3/4" x 8 2/5" inches. Series: ' Gods of
Intercourse' (Manpuku Wagojin), Fine impression, very good color and
condition. Some very minor soiling and rubbing. Minor marks and flaws.
A lovely scene representing a loving couple in a very unusual position
with the woman resting her feet on the man's breast. Look for the
aroused peeking woman in a secluded room in the background with her
left arm underneath the undergarment !
More
info on this magnificent shunga series by Hokusai you can find on the
following page: p644
p1321 - €635 - US$ Currency
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Hokusai
- Sexual Bliss - Gods Of Intercourse - c.1821.
Description:
Antique Japanese
color woodblock Hokusai (1760-1849). Shunga (Erotic picture). Date:
c.1821. Size: 10 3/4" x 8 2/5" inches. Series:' Gods
of Intercourse' (Manpuku Wagojin), Fine impression, very good color
and condition. Some very minor soiling and rubbing, marks and flaws.
Partially covered by heavy bedding two lovers enjoy themselves
accentuated by the tissue the woman is holding !
More
info on this magnificent shunga series by Hokusai you can find on the
following page: p644
p1320 - €850 - US$ Currency
Converter.
Rare
Hokusai - Doggy Style - Street Corner - Gods Of Intercourse c.1821.
Description:
Antique Japanese
color woodblock Hokusai (1760-1849). Shunga (Erotic picture). Date:
c.1821. Size: 10 3/4" x 8 2/5" inches. Series:' Gods of
Intercourse' (Manpuku Wagojin), Fine impression, very good color and
condition. Some very minor soiling, marks and flaws.
In another shunga design depicting dogs from Hokusai series 'The Horny
God of Izumo' (En-musubi Izumo no sugi), two lovers are unconciously
emulating "dog fashion" while in this scene the intimate
couple and the copulating dogs are depicted in opposite directions of
each other!
The artist Keisai Eisen mimicked the position of this couple in one of
the designs of his well-known shunga parody 'A Light Spring Snow' (Haru
no usuyuki) published in 1822.
More
info on this magnificent shunga series by Hokusai you can find on the
following page: p644
p1336 - €
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Hokusai
- Shunga - Anatomical Close-up - c.1814.
Description:
Antique Japanese
color woodblock Hokusai (1760-1849). Shunga (Erotic picture). Date:
c.1814.
Size: 8 3/4" x 6 1/4" inches. Fine impression, very
good color and condition. Very minor soiling.
Design from Hokusai's famous series 'Kinoe no komatsu' (Languishing
for Love aka Young Pine Saplings)
p1335 - €
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Hokusai
- Shunga - Female Close-up Portrait - c.1814.
Description:
Antique Japanese
color woodblock Hokusai (1760-1849). Shunga (Erotic picture). Date:
c.1814.
Size: 8 3/4" x 6 1/4" inches. Fine impression, very
good color and condition. Very minor soiling. Okubi-e (Close-up
portrait).
Design from Hokusai's famous series 'Kinoe no komatsu'
(Languishing for Love aka Young Pine Saplings).
A
courtisan holding a tissue between her teeth !
p1334 - €
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Hokusai
- Shunga - Relaxing - c.1814.
Description:
Antique Japanese
color woodblock Hokusai (1760-1849). Shunga (Erotic picture). Date:
c.1814.
Size: 10 3/4" x 8 2/5" inches. Fine impression, very
good color and condition.
Very minor soiling. Design from Hokusai's famous series 'Kinoe no
komatsu' (Languishing for Love akaYoung Pine Saplings)
A
very subtle depiction of a relaxing couple attracting the viewer's eye
to three areas of activity !
p1332 - €635 - US$ Currency
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Hokusai
- Shunga - Boat Scene - c.1814.
Description:
Antique Japanese
color woodblock Hokusai (1760-1849). Shunga (Erotic picture). Date:
c.1814.
Size: 10 3/4" x 8 2/5" inches. Fine impression, very
good color and condition.
Very minor soiling. Design from Hokusai's famous series 'Kinoe no
komatsu' (Languishing for Love aka Young Pine Saplings)
Boats
were the primary means of transport in the Yoshiwara (brothel)
district and sex abroad a boat is a recurring theme in shunga !
p1330 - €615 - US$ Currency
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Hokusai
- Shunga - Undergarment - c.1814.
Description:
Antique Japanese color woodblock
Hokusai (1760-1849). Shunga (Erotic picture). Date: c.1814.
Size: 10 3/4" x 8 2/5" inches. Fine impression, very
good color and condition. Very minor soiling.
Design from Hokusai's famous series 'Kinoe no komatsu' (Languishing
for Love/Young Pine Saplings).
This design has a striking resemblance to the design of p1331 !
Look
for the crumpled undergarment on the belly of the woman which was a
typical trademark of Hokusai adding a special effect !
p1329 - €1100 - US$ Currency
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Hokusai
- Shunga - Lesbians - Harigata - Dildo - c.1814.
Description:
Antique Japanese
color woodblock Hokusai (1760-1849). Shunga (Erotic picture). Date:
c.1814.
Size: 10 1/2" x 8 3/4" inches. Fine impression, very
good color and near fine condition. Very minor soiling only. Subject:
Two women having sex while one of them is wearing a harigata (dildo).
Design from Hokusai's famous series 'Kinoe no komatsu' (Languishing
for Love/Young Pine Saplings).
Together
with Eiri's design of "Models of Calligraphy" (see Shunga
page 3) this is probably the most well-known lesbian design in
Ukiyo-e !
p1319 - €1250 - US$ Currency
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Very
Rare Hokusai - Shunga - Gods of Intercourse - Rape -
Merchant's
Daughter - 1821.
Description:
Antique Japanese
color woodblock Hokusai (1760-1849). Shunga (Erotic picture). Date:
1821.
Series:' Manpuku Wagojin' (Gods of Intercourse). Size: 10 3/4" x
8 2/5" inches. Fine impression, color and very good condition.
Very minor soiling and rubbing, some very small thinning spots.
Literature: Calza: Hokusai, p.211 (IV.13).
Unlike other erotic books, which concentrate on tales of the pleasure
quarters, Manpuku Wagojin is an example of the enpon (erotic tales in
colour) form and describes stories concerning ordinary men and women.
In this case the story involves Osane, daughter of the rich merchant
Sazayama Arisuke, and Otsubi, daughter of the ruined merchant Kawanuya
Hinbei.
The tale is an ironic variation of moralistic stories: Otsubi learns
to take advantage of her sexual attraction in order to gain an
important position in society, while Osane, who grew up without a
proper awareness of her own femininity end up as a depraved
prostitute. The explicitly anti-Confucian message is that the
achievement of a certain social status depends entirely on one's skill
in exploiting sexual recources.
This design shows Osane at the lowest stage of prostitution. She is
reduced to streetwalking and is shown here spread-eagled on the ground
after a group-rape. In spite of the brutality of the act, the picture
in fact suggests that Osane has experienced a certain pleasure,
underlined by the number of paper handkerchiefs strewn around her,
conventionally used in erotic prints to suggest female satisfaction.
The tousled hair indicates her depraved nature and is a sign that she
will come to a sorry end.
Like
Hokusai's famous "Octopus"-design this shocking scene
creates a same ambivalent feeling and is among Hokusai's best work in
shunga !
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