Japanese Works of Art - 7th December 2020
Lot 289
A JAPANESE SHUNGA EROTIC PAINTING
Estimate £200 - £300
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Description
A JAPANESE SHUNGA EROTIC PAINTING, KAKEMONO
MEIJI OR TAISHO PERIOD, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY
Painted with a couple engaged in daily activities, the beauty wearing loose robes decorated with genji ko no zu symbols referring to specific chapters of The Tale of Genji; together with another scroll painting depicting a standing bijin, the beauty with ornate robes decorated with prunus flowers, 100cm x 14cm max. (2)