Antique Japanese Shunga Ukiyoe Erotic Art Book Woodblock Print Kimono Edo FL396 Go Design: Ink painting of winter

Design: Ink painting of winter forest

8 cm long x 37

It features embossed plum blossoms along the handle as well as a shouchikubai motif on the bell part

Each cord was braided in three strands and fastened together with gold silk thread creating a unique textural look

Antique Japanese Shunga Ukiyoe Erotic Art Book Woodblock Print Kimono Edo FL396 Go Design: Ink painting of winterAntique Japanese Shunga Ukiyoe Erotic Art Book This is an antique Japanese Edo period art book of erotic shunga woodblock prints (ukiyoe). The first half contains Shunga paintings, and the second half contains text. In the text, it says , the book title, and ,, and , which are associated with characters in The Tale of Genji. The text appears to be a parody of this story. Shunga is Japanese erotic art made traditionally by ukiyoe woodblock printing.