Japanese Shunga Art Vtg Handpainted Silk Kimono Waves Bird Blue FL509 kimono Bird`s crest on the head

Bird`s crest on the head

Stains on the Japanese flag headband

Sugar bowl

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Japanese Shunga Art Vtg Handpainted Silk Kimono Waves Bird Blue FL509 kimono Bird`s crest on the headJapanese Shunga Erotic Art This is a Japanese erotic shunga hand painted piece. It depicts a man and a woman, possibly an oiran. The couple is indoors. There is a detail with a bird flying over waves on the left of the scene. The picture is painted on silk, attached to a thick sheet of washi paper. Shunga is Japanese erotic art made traditionally by ukiyoe woodblock printing. Though these types of images and books are associated with general art as