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Erotic Woodblock

Lovers Reclining
Lovers Reclining

Lovers Reclining

By Gustav Klimt

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Inspired by Japanese erotic woodblock prints, the present drawing is especially compelling for its dramatic contrast between the expansive void at the lower edge—anchored by the arti...

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1910s Vienna Secession Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

'Courtesan and Young Man at Fuchu' Original Erotic Shunga Woodblock
'Courtesan and Young Man at Fuchu' Original Erotic Shunga Woodblock

'Courtesan and Young Man at Fuchu' Original Erotic Shunga Woodblock

By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)

Located in Milwaukee, WI

Most major woodblock artists produced erotic scenes at some point in their careers, usually showing an idealized view into courtly life, in keeping with the larger Ukiyo-e tradition.

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Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Japanese Erotic Framed Edo Period Shunga Woodblock Print of Couple, 19th Century
Japanese Erotic Framed Edo Period Shunga Woodblock Print of Couple, 19th Century

Japanese Erotic Framed Edo Period Shunga Woodblock Print of Couple, 19th Century

Located in Studio City, CA

A wonderful, highly erotic Japanese Shunga woodblock print. This work is likely by the renowned Ukiyo-e artist Utagawa Kunisada 1786-1865 (also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III) and cr...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Prints

Materials

Paper

'Lovers of Okazaki' Original Erotic Shunga Woodblock Print by Utagawa Hiroshige
'Lovers of Okazaki' Original Erotic Shunga Woodblock Print by Utagawa Hiroshige

'Lovers of Okazaki' Original Erotic Shunga Woodblock Print by Utagawa Hiroshige

By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)

Located in Milwaukee, WI

Most major woodblock artists produced erotic scenes at some point in their careers, usually showing an idealized view into courtly life, in keeping with the larger Ukiyo-e tradition.

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Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Antique Japanese Erotic Shunga Woodblock Print of a Couple in Gilt Frame
Antique Japanese Erotic Shunga Woodblock Print of a Couple in Gilt Frame

Antique Japanese Erotic Shunga Woodblock Print of a Couple in Gilt Frame

Located in Yonkers, NY

Created in Japan, this woodblock print called a Shunga and depicting a couple making love, derives from an erotic artistic tradition featuring graphic images of sexual activity.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Prints

Materials

Glass, Wood

19th Century Japanese Shunga Hand-Scroll, Katsukawa School
19th Century Japanese Shunga Hand-Scroll, Katsukawa School

19th Century Japanese Shunga Hand-Scroll, Katsukawa School

Located in Kyoto, JP

Two of the leaves bear the signature and seal ‘Setsuzan’, although we are unable to confirm the identity of the artist using this art name. 6 of the 12 images are taken almost direct...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

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Erotic Woodblocks Print ‘Shunga’, Kitagawa Utamaro
Erotic Woodblocks Print ‘Shunga’, Kitagawa Utamaro

Erotic Woodblocks Print ‘Shunga’, Kitagawa Utamaro

Unavailable

H 0.04 in W 14.97 in D 10.01 in

Erotic Woodblocks Print ‘Shunga’, Kitagawa Utamaro

Located in Milano, IT

Negai no itoguchi (Unravelling the threads of desire), 1799 Oban yoko-e Erotic prints have a primary role in the Japanese art history: sexual pleasure is transported on paper wit...

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Prints

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Paper

Eizan Kikugawa, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Suggestive, Shunga, Erotic
Eizan Kikugawa, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Suggestive, Shunga, Erotic

Eizan Kikugawa, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Suggestive, Shunga, Erotic

By Kikugawa Eizan

Located in London, GB

Artist: Eizan Kikugawa (1787-1867) Title: Abuna-e, Smoking Date: c. 1800s -1830s Dimensions: 38.6 x 26 cm Condition: Centrefold. Some restored wormholes. Faint stain on the centre r...

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Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Exhibitionists #13

Christian LittleExhibitionists #13, 2016

Unavailable

H 24 in W 24 in D 2 in

Exhibitionists #13

By Christian Little

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

Little’s Exhibitionists series, in which he places human “sculptures”on top of pedestals, derives from shunga, a form of Japanese erotic ukiyo-e woodblock prints from the 18th Century.

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Exhibitionists #5

Christian LittleExhibitionists #5, 2015

Unavailable

H 36 in W 36 in D 3 in

Exhibitionists #5

By Christian Little

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

Little’s Exhibitionists series, in which he places human “sculptures”on top of pedestals, derives from shunga, a form of Japanese erotic ukiyo-e woodblock prints from the 18th Century.

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Japan Antique Album Erotic Women 38 Woodblock Prints, easily framable
Japan Antique Album Erotic Women 38 Woodblock Prints, easily framable

Japan Antique Album Erotic Women 38 Woodblock Prints, easily framable

Located in South Burlington, VT

Important Japanese complete antique pillow album of thirty eight (38) erotic Shunga woodblock prints of beautiful women Bijin in refined, suggestive poses, 1900.

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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

Materials

Paper

Japanese Antique Woodblock Print Album Erotic Couples Shunga Art, 11 Prints
Japanese Antique Woodblock Print Album Erotic Couples Shunga Art, 11 Prints

Japanese Antique Woodblock Print Album Erotic Couples Shunga Art, 11 Prints

Located in South Burlington, VT

This is a Japanese complete antique palm sized silk covered album of eleven (11) woodblock printed prints of erotic couples in provocative poses dating to the late Meiji era, circa 1...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Prints

Materials

Paper

Contemporary Shunga, The Antique Couch
Contemporary Shunga, The Antique Couch

Contemporary Shunga, The Antique Couch

By Noboru Sawai

Located in Soquel, CA

He also blends the two cultures in his imagery, using Western masterpieces of art (Botticelli, Velazquez, Courbet, Picasso and others) or everyday scenes in his etchings, which he co...

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1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Suggestive Erotic Japanese Woodblock Print, Utamaro I Kitagawa Ukiyo-e
Suggestive Erotic Japanese Woodblock Print, Utamaro I Kitagawa Ukiyo-e

Suggestive Erotic Japanese Woodblock Print, Utamaro I Kitagawa Ukiyo-e

By Kitagawa Utamaro 1

Located in London, GB

Title: A Courtesan Holding A Mouse Artist: Utamaro I Kitagawa. Singed as Utamaro Hitsu. (1753 - 1806) Series: Seiro Bijin Nanatsume Awase Publisher: Moriya Jihei Published in 1791-18...

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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Prints

Materials

Washi Paper

Utamaro no Shunga, Erotic Sexy Ukiyo-e Woodblock Print, Tattoo, Paul Binnie
Utamaro no Shunga, Erotic Sexy Ukiyo-e Woodblock Print, Tattoo, Paul Binnie

Utamaro no Shunga, Erotic Sexy Ukiyo-e Woodblock Print, Tattoo, Paul Binnie

By Paul Binnie

Located in London, GB

Utamaro Kitagawa(1753-1806), the best known artist in the West alongside Hokusai and Hiroshige, mainly depicted the women living in the red district in shunga prints (erotica). Paul ...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Prints

Materials

Washi Paper, Handmade Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Exhibitionists #6

Christian LittleExhibitionists #6, 2015

Sold

H 36 in W 36 in D 3 in

Exhibitionists #6

By Christian Little

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

Little’s Exhibitionists series, in which he places human “sculptures”on top of pedestals, derives from shunga, a form of Japanese erotic ukiyo-e woodblock prints from the 18th Century.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Eisen Shunga, Pair of Japanese Erotic Woodblock Prints
Eisen Shunga, Pair of Japanese Erotic Woodblock Prints

Eisen Shunga, Pair of Japanese Erotic Woodblock Prints

Located in New York, NY

Beautiful pair of Japanese Erotic wood block prints, circa mid-19th century. Later framed. Eisen Shunga stamps.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Prints

Materials

Paper

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Wakana (Gengjie) - Original Woodcut Print by Utagawa Kunisada - 1850s

Wakana (Gengjie) - Original Woodcut Print by Utagawa Kunisada - 1850s

By Utagawa Kunisada 4

Located in Roma, IT

Wakana (Gengjie) is an original modern artwork realized by Utagawa Kunisada in 1850s. Woodcut print Oban yokoe format From the series "Sono sugata yukari no utsushie" (Faithful im...

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19th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Le Peintre et Son Modèle - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1963
Le Peintre et Son Modèle - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1963

Le Peintre et Son Modèle - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1963

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Roma, IT

Hand Signed and numbered. Edition of 22/150 pieces. Full margins. Edition Circle d'Art, Paris; Printed by Crommelynck, Paris. Ref. Bloch 1139. Excellent condition.

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1960s Cubist Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Etching

"EROTIC II"
"EROTIC II"

Robert Bob Stanley"EROTIC II", 1971

$1,500

H 22.5 in W 16.75 in

"EROTIC II"

By Robert Bob Stanley

Located in New York, US

Signed by artist, Artist's Proof Silkscreen print on paper Bob Stanley (b. 1932 - d. 1997 New York, United States), an American painter renowned for his gritty depictions on canvas...

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1970s Pop Art Nude Prints

Materials

Paper

Oil on Canvas Painting Portrait of the Italian Noble Family of Zanardi Count
Oil on Canvas Painting Portrait of the Italian Noble Family of Zanardi Count

Oil on Canvas Painting Portrait of the Italian Noble Family of Zanardi Count

By Lucia Casalini Torelli

Located in Firenze, IT

This museum quality old master oil on canvas formal portrait painting depicting the family of the Count Zanardi is signed by the artist- the female painter Lucia Casalini Torelli- an...

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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gustav Klimt Sketch of a Woman Catalogued
Gustav Klimt Sketch of a Woman Catalogued

Gustav Klimt Sketch of a Woman Catalogued

By Gustav Klimt

Located in Dallas, TX

Gustav Klimt (Austrian, 1862-1918) Frauenkopf nach rechts, 1916 Pencil on paper Dimensions: 22.5 x 14.75 Inches (57.2 x 37.5 cm) (sheet) Stamped lower right: GUSTAV / KLIMT / NACHLAS...

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1910s Aesthetic Movement Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper

Fabergé Silver Service
Fabergé Silver Service

Fabergé Silver Service

$248,500 / set

H 10.25 in W 20.75 in D 16.38 in

Fabergé Silver Service

By Fabergé

Located in New Orleans, LA

This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...

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Antique 19th Century Russian Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Porcelain erotic figure China
Porcelain erotic figure China

Porcelain erotic figure China

Sold|$800

H 5.12 in W 6.7 in D 5.91 in

Porcelain erotic figure China

Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Porcelain erotic figure China Erotic group of enameled porcelain (menage a trois) three porcelain figurines stamped on their base (red base) White, black, pink and red color hand pai...

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Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Porcelain

She - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color
She - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color

She - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color

By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

'She' part of the series 'A Girl Called N.' - 2019 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature label with certificate....

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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Helene - Signed limited edition nude fine art print, Contemporary black white
Helene - Signed limited edition nude fine art print, Contemporary black white

Helene - Signed limited edition nude fine art print, Contemporary black white

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Helene ‘ Signed by Ian Sanderson lower...

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1980s Modern Nude Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

$425,000

H 168 in Dm 104 in

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

Located in Queens, NY

Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)

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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cages

Materials

Metal

Being - Contemporary, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude

Being - Contemporary, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude

By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

'Being' 2019 20x20cm, Edition 2/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Based on a Polaroid, digital C-Print, not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2019-628. Kirs...

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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Black and White, C Print, Polaroid

Japanese Two-Panel Shunga Screen, Ink and Gold on Paper, Antique Art
Japanese Two-Panel Shunga Screen, Ink and Gold on Paper, Antique Art

Japanese Two-Panel Shunga Screen, Ink and Gold on Paper, Antique Art

$1,920Sale Price|20% Off

H 41.74 in W 71.66 in D 0.87 in

Japanese Two-Panel Shunga Screen, Ink and Gold on Paper, Antique Art

Located in Prahran, Victoria

A very finely painted two panel 'shunga' screen with scenes of naked erotic lovers in union. The scene on the left panel simply depicts the lovers in union atop their futon with t...

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Think - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century

Think - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century

By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Think - 2021 - 24x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2021-1041. Not mounted...

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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Upfront - Contemporary, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude

Upfront - Contemporary, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude

By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

'Upfront' - 2019 20x20cm, Edition of 7 - (2 Artist Proofs) Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid, not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2019-6...

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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Black and White, C Print, Polaroid

Halfway there - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century

Halfway there - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century

By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Halfway there - 2020 - 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2020-1003. No...

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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Erotic Scene - Héliogravure by Micheal Von Zichy - 1911

Erotic Scene - Héliogravure by Micheal Von Zichy - 1911

By Micheal Von Zichy

Located in Roma, IT

Erotic scene is an original Héliogravure artwork on ivory-colored paper, realized by Micheal Von Zichy in 1911. Printed in only 300 copies, Leipzig; Privatdruck, from the Catalogue ...

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1910s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Engraving

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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the erotic woodblock you’re looking for. An erotic woodblock — often made from paper, glass and wood — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer erotic woodblock, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right erotic woodblock, those designed in styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made erotic woodblock over the years, but those crafted by Kitagawa Utamaro are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Erotic Woodblock?

An erotic woodblock can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,224, while the lowest priced sells for $495 and the highest can go for as much as $5,004.