Japanese Art - 23rd May 2018
Lot 836
A JAPANESE EROTIC HAND SCROLL
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £220
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Description
A JAPANESE EROTIC HAND SCROLL, SHUNGA MAKIMONO
MEIJI 1868-1912
Hand-painted with erotic scenes from the tale of Nyogogashima (the Voyage to the Island of Women), in which beautiful women seduce fishermen who have drifted ashore and exhaust them after countless bouts of intercourse, forcing them to flee, 30cm x 405cm.