Japanese Shunga Erotic Art Polychrome Handscroll
Late 19th or early 20th century Japanese shunga handscroll featuring polychrome painted scenes on a paper or fine silk substrate. The horizontal emakimono consists of seven distinct vignettes depicting sexual encounters between figures in traditional Edo and Meiji period attire. The lead end features a red paper title panel with a white floral pattern and three hand-written characters in black ink reading from right to left as Haru, Miya, and Yi, a traditional reference to erotic art. The scroll is mounted on a paper backing and finished with a wooden roller at the tail end.
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Condition: Good.
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Late 19th or early 20th century Japanese shunga handscroll featuring polychrome painted scenes on a paper or fine silk substrate. The horizontal emakimono consists of seven distinct vignettes depicting sexual encounters between figures in traditional Edo and Meiji period attire. The lead end features a red paper title panel with a white floral pattern and three hand-written characters in black ink reading from right to left as Haru, Miya, and Yi, a traditional reference to erotic art. The scroll is mounted on a paper backing and finished with a wooden roller at the tail end.
Dimensions: See Desc.
Condition: Good.