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Shunga Books

Shuhga Images of Spring Essay on Erotic Elements in Japanese Art, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
development of Shunga, a branch of pictorial art that glorifies the erotic. Shunga meaning "Spring Pictures
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Vintage 1960s Books

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Paper

Seishi Ai-oi Genji – Set of 12 Shunga works together w/astrological commentary
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Middletown, NY
born under each of the twelve signs. These Shunga images were issued in books that paralleled (in an
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Mid-19th Century Edo Nude Prints

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Ink, Handmade Paper, Woodcut

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Japanese Woodcut Print Utagawa Kunisada 'Toyokuni III', Kyoto, Japan C.1950
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in London, GB
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Located in BRUCE, ACT
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Located in Hudson, NY
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By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Roma, IT
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Erotic Scene - Héliogravure by Micheal Von Zichy - 1911
Located in Roma, IT
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Erotic Scene - Héliogravure by Micheal Von Zichy - 1911
Located in Roma, IT
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The Ghost of Seigen Haunting Sakurahime
By Taiso Yoshitoshi
Located in Fairlawn, OH
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The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province — Lifetime Impression, 1934
By Kawase Hasui
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
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Erotic - Drawing by Maurice Vertès - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
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By Makuzu Kozan
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Located in St Annes, Lancashire
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By Taiso Yoshitoshi
Located in Fairlawn, OH
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Utagawa Kuniyoshi -- Yamabuki Gozen 山吹御前
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Located in BRUCE, ACT
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Original and Framed Shunga Prints
By Kitagawa Utamaro 1
Located in Melbourne, VIC
Shunga was heavily influenced by illustrations in Chinese medicine manuals beginning in the
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Shunga (Bijin hiding her face)
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
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Located in Melbourne, VIC
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Located in Melbourne, VIC
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Located in Melbourne, VIC
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The Look
By Nobuyoshi Araki
Located in New York, NY
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Original Japanese Hand-Painted Erotic Art Painting Shunga
Located in Washington, DC
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By Kitagawa Utamaro 1
Located in Roma, IT
. Reference: Tom and Mary Evans, Shunga, The Art of Love in Japan, N. 6.67 and 6.68. Mint conditions
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Early 20th Century Japanese Woodblock -- Woman Looking At Her Sleeping Kamuro
By Suzuki (Hozumi) Harunobu
Located in Soquel, CA
consists of drawings, paintings and at least 700 color prints. He illustrated about two dozen books
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'Kawarazaki Gonjuro Acting as Araiso no Koji' original ukiyo-e woodblock 1860s
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Milwaukee, WI
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By Kobayashi Kiyochika
Located in Fairlawn, OH
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