Japanese Works of Art - 14th November 2018
Lot 1069
A SMALL COLLECTION OF JAPANESE EROTIC PAPER EPHEMERA
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £200
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Description
A SMALL COLLECTION OF JAPANESE EROTIC PAPER EPHEMERA, SHUNGA
MEIJI 1868-1912
Comprising: loose pages from different books, most depicting couples enjoying daily activities, and also including an ithyphallic man pursuing a nude deity floating before a silver moon crescent; together with two albums including a copy of Yakumo no Chigiri ('Poetic Intercourse') by Tomioka Eisen (1864-1905), 17.5cm x 25.3cm max. (a lot)