Utamaro School, Shunga, Woman and Peddler
Artist: Utamaro school
Title: A woman and a peddler making love
Date: 19th century
Size: 25.2 x 38.3 cm
Condition: Centrefold, wear around the edge, stain on the top right, watermark on the right bottom, soiling.
Shunga (lit. 'springtime pictures') are graphic images, woodblock prints or ink paintings, picturing intimate, erotic activity. The images emphasise joyful facial expressions and feature excessive genitals of both male and female partners. Primarily, erotic pictures were used for viewing and sharing with close friends or partners as well as providing sexual education for young couples. Shunga depicted sexual pleasure or female sexuality as an important matter worth to be acknowledged and encouraged.
Print Format | Oban (Horizontal) |
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Subject | Male & Female, Shunga Erotica |
Dimensions | 25.2 x 38.3 cm |
Condition Report | Centrefold, wear around the edge, stain on the top right, watermark on the right bottom, soiling. |