Japanese Works of Art - 14th November 2018
Lot 1070
A SMALL COLLECTION OF EROTIC PAPER EPHEMERA
Estimate £250 - £350 | Hammer £220
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Description
A SMALL COLLECTION OF EROTIC PAPER EPHEMERA, SHUNGA
19TH/20TH CENTURIES
Including three Japanese woodblock prints of couples engaged in erotic pursuits, ukiyo-e, all mounted on board; a Chinese framed and glazed scroll painting of the same couple in many different positions; and a Japanese handscroll printed with depictions of Dutchmen and Japanese women in coitus, 83cm max. (5)
Provenance: the shunga woodblock prints purchased from Clive Fuzzard.