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Lovers Reclining
Lovers Reclining

Gustav KlimtLovers Reclining, 1913

$325,000

H 14.6 in W 22.25 in

Lovers Reclining

By Gustav Klimt

Located in Palm Beach, FL

sought-after creations. Inspired by Japanese erotic woodblock prints, the present drawing is especially

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1910s Vienna Secession Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

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

An antique Japanese Shunga woodblock print in gilt frame depicting a man and a woman making love

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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

taken almost directly from Katsukawa Shuncho’s late 18th century woodblock series, ‘Erotic Pictures for

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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

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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

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Prints

Materials

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

rather innocuous, some contemporaries considered abuna-e more erotically charged due to their workings on

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Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

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

Exhibitionists #13

Christian LittleExhibitionists #13, 2016

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H 24 in W 24 in D 2 in

Exhibitionists #13

By Christian Little

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

shunga, a form of Japanese erotic ukiyo-e woodblock prints from the 18th Century. However, while most

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Exhibitionists #5

Christian LittleExhibitionists #5, 2015

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H 36 in W 36 in D 3 in

Exhibitionists #5

By Christian Little

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

Japanese erotic ukiyo-e woodblock prints from the 18th Century. However, while most shunga contain sexually

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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

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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

Japanese complete antique palm sized silk covered album of eleven (11) woodblock printed prints of erotic

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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

from a variety of cultures (Japanese Shunga erotic images, ukiyo-e woodblock prints, Indian Hindu

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1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

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

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H 36 in W 36 in D 3 in

Exhibitionists #6

By Christian Little

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

shunga, a form of Japanese erotic ukiyo-e woodblock prints from the 18th Century. However, while most

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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

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Prints

Materials

Paper

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Library of Antique Leatherbound Books

Library of Antique Leatherbound Books

$3,200 / set

H 61.03 in W 31.5 in D 47.25 in

Library of Antique Leatherbound Books

Located in Brønshøj, DK

This collection consists of 400 antique decorative books, mainly dating from 1850–1950, with most published before 1920. The books are bound in leather, many with fine gold leaf embo...

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20th Century Danish Victorian Books

Materials

Gold Leaf

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

Utagawa Hiroshige II -- The Beach at Takanawa
Utagawa Hiroshige II -- The Beach at Takanawa

Utagawa Hiroshige II -- The Beach at Takanawa

By Utagawa Hiroshige II

Located in BRUCE, ACT

Utagawa Hiroshige II The Beach at Takanawa from Toto sanjurokkei 東都三十六景 (Thirty-six Views of the Eastern Capital), 1862 Woodblock Oban Signed Hiroshige ga and published by Sagamiya ...

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18th Century Prints and Multiples

Materials

Woodcut

Erotic Scene - Gouache on Silk
Erotic Scene - Gouache on Silk

Erotic Scene - Gouache on Silk

Located in Roma, IT

Erotic Scene is a gouache and China ink original painting on silk, realized probably in the second half of XIX century by an anonymous Japanese artist of XIX century, From a collec...

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Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Sawamura Tosho - Woodcut Print by Utagawa Kunisada - 1862

Sawamura Tosho - Woodcut Print by Utagawa Kunisada - 1862

Located in Roma, IT

Sawamura Tosho is an original modern artwork realized by Utagawa Kunisada in 1862. Woodcut print Oban from a tryptich Signature Kio Toyokuni ga (77 Toyokuni). Publisher: Soshuya. ...

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19th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Shuhga Images of Spring Essay on Erotic Elements in Japanese Art, 1st Ed
Shuhga Images of Spring Essay on Erotic Elements in Japanese Art, 1st Ed

Shuhga Images of Spring Essay on Erotic Elements in Japanese Art, 1st Ed

Located in valatie, NY

Shuhga: Images of spring: Essay on Erotic Elements in Japanese Art By Charles Grosbois. Nagel, Geneva; Paris; Hamburg, 1964. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. A fascinating work cl...

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Vintage 1960s Books

Materials

Paper

Shunga, Love Plays - Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada - 1850s

Shunga, Love Plays - Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada - 1850s

Located in Roma, IT

Shunga, Love plays is an original artwork realized in the 1850s by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865). Good print with gold. Backed, restored wormholes and missing oarts, glued at upper ...

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1850s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Pierre Auguste Renoir Portrait de femme - Berthe Poret
Pierre Auguste Renoir Portrait de femme - Berthe Poret

Pierre Auguste Renoir Portrait de femme - Berthe Poret

By Pierre Auguste Renoir

Located in Los Angeles, CA

PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919) Portrait de femme - Berthe Poret bears signature (lower left) oil on canvas 17 15/16 x 14 3/4 in (45.5 x 37.4 cm) Painted between 1862-1863 Footn...

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1860s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Red Shoes (Erotic), Ink and Watercolor Painting by George Grosz
The Red Shoes (Erotic), Ink and Watercolor Painting by George Grosz

The Red Shoes (Erotic), Ink and Watercolor Painting by George Grosz

By George Grosz

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: George Grosz, German (1893 - 1959) Title: Sex Scene in Red Shoes (Erotic) Year: circa 1940 Medium: Watercolor, Pen and Ink on Paper, signed Size: 17 x 22 in. (43.18 x 55.88 c...

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1940s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

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

Antique Framed Japanese Shunga Woodblock Print of Two Women Making Love
Antique Framed Japanese Shunga Woodblock Print of Two Women Making Love

Antique Framed Japanese Shunga Woodblock Print of Two Women Making Love

Located in Yonkers, NY

An antique Japanese Shunga woodblock print in gilt frame depicting two women making love. Created in Japan, this woodblock print called a Shunga and depicting two women making love, ...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Prints

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint

Erotic Scene - Héliogravure by Micheal Von Zichy - 1911

Erotic Scene - Héliogravure by Micheal Von Zichy - 1911

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

Shunga - Woodcut attr. Keisai Eisen - Mid-19th Century
Shunga - Woodcut attr. Keisai Eisen - Mid-19th Century

Shunga - Woodcut attr. Keisai Eisen - Mid-19th Century

By Keisai Eisen

Located in Roma, IT

Woodcut shunga print attributed to Keisai Eisen and realized in the early 19th century. Good condition except for some signs of time.

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Mid-19th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Shunga - Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada - 1850s

Shunga - Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada - 1850s

By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)

Located in Roma, IT

Shunga is an original artwork realized in the 1850s by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865). Making love in the winter on a terrace, behind the couple stone sculpture of the Jizo-Bosatsu. ...

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1850s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

19th century color woodcut Japanese ukiyo-e print female geisha figure signed
19th century color woodcut Japanese ukiyo-e print female geisha figure signed

19th century color woodcut Japanese ukiyo-e print female geisha figure signed

By Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Located in Milwaukee, WI

This print is from a highly regarded series by the Edo woodblock artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi: in the period, there were at times prohibitions in depicting actors in the woodblock format...

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1850s Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

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