Japanese Works of Art - 27th July 2021
Lot 385
A JAPANESE EROTIC SHUNGA PAINTING
Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £50
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Description
A JAPANESE EROTIC SHUNGA 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 symbols referring to specific chapters of The Tale of Genji; together with another painting depicting a standing bijin, the beauty with ornate robes decorated with prunus flowers, cm x cm max. (2)
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.