Shunga Period
Antique Edo Period Shunga Woodblock Print by Kikukawa Eizan, 1810-1820
By Kikukawa Eizan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
. Shunga Print
Nicely framed
Additional information:
Material: Paper
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: 19th
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Prints
Materials
Paper
Japanese Shunga, Sitting Woman
Located in New Orleans, LA
A beautiful example of the Japanese art form known as shunga, this sensual work depicts woman
Category
Early 20th Century Other Art Style Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Paint, Gouache
Set of Six Japanese Ido Period Shunga 'Erotica' Hanging Lacquered Wood Panels
Located in North Miami, FL
more emphasising). Shunga was widely accepted in the Edo period, owned and displayed by both men and
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Iron
"The Embrace (Shunga Study), " Mixed Media Collage
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
combination of print and collage, this work entitled “The Embrace (Shunga Study)” condenses the complex
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Ink
"The Embrace (Shunga Study)" Collage by Michael Thompson
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
combination of print and collage, this work entitled “The Embrace (Shunga Study)” condenses the complex
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
1st Century BC Group of 4 Terracotta Animals from Indus Valley
Located in Dallas, TX
E. Manheim – A group of four terracotta animals – Indus Valley, Shunga Period, 1st Century BC – 1st
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indian Archaistic Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century Japanese Shunga Hand-Scroll, Katsukawa School
Located in Kyoto, JP
Shunga
Unknown artist
Meiji era, circa 1880
Hand-scroll mounted with 12 paintings
Ink
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Japanese Okimono of a Shunga Lady Playing a Biwa
Located in Astoria, NY
Japanese Heisei period wood carved okimono of a shunga lady playing a Biwa. Made during the Heisei
Category
1990s Japanese Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Leporello Illustration Book Filled with Toba-E 鳥羽絵 Shunga 春画 Paintings
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Leporello illustration book filled with polychrome erotic Toba-e (caricatures style) shunga
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Paper
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H 0.91 in W 7.17 in D 5.56 in
Japanese PAinting Taisho Period Scroll Reed Cutter Nihonga Eitatsu Koyama
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Meiji Period (1868-1912).
Initially, he studied Western-style art under Honda Kinkichiro (1850-1921
Category
Vintage 1930s Taisho Paintings
Materials
Silk
H 77.17 in W 14.57 in D 0.04 in
Chicken and Rooster
By Kobayashi Kiyochika
Located in Fairlawn, OH
shunga erotic pictures, despite government censorship. In the Meiji period
Category
1910s Showa Animal Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Kabuki Actor in Water Lily Robe with Samurai Sword - Japanese Woodblock Print
By Utagawa Toyokuni
Located in Soquel, CA
warrior prints, shunga erotica, and most notably bijin-ga.
In his actor prints, like Sharaku, one sees
Category
Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
H 20 in W 14.38 in D 0.5 in
Kabuki Actor with Pine-Patterned Robe - Japanese Woodblock Print
By Utagawa Toyokuni
Located in Soquel, CA
warrior prints, shunga erotica, and most notably bijin-ga.
In his actor prints, like Sharaku, one sees
Category
Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
H 20 in W 14.25 in D 0.5 in
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18th century oil sketches for a Baroque interior - a pair
Located in London, GB
A FEAST OF THE GODS WITH VENUS AND BACCHUS
Collections:
With Appleby Brothers, London, June 1957;
Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, London, 1961;
John and Eileen Harris, acquired from the abo...
Category
Early 18th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Exceptional Crystal and Bronze Chandelier, L-A Marquis, France, C. 1860
By Maison Marquis
Located in PARIS, FR
This very important 96-lights chandelier made entirely in chiseled and gilded bronze in the Renaissance style, is composed at the lower part of six large sets of ten light-arms, ador...
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Fine Taxidermy Birdcage 'Orchestra No1' by Sinke & Van Tongeren
By Sinke & Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
A huge 19th Century French Birdcage with a composition of nineteen Fine Taxidermy birds. We can imagine this being an amazing orchestra of beautiful tunes. Among the musicians are a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Victorian Taxidermy
Materials
Animal Skin
Russian Imperial Silver Punch Set From Czar Alexander III
Located in New Orleans, LA
A monumental piece of history, this exquisite silver punch set was made for Czar Alexander III as a gift to British Captain Joseph Wiggins. Heavily decorated with rich engravings and...
Category
Antique 19th Century Russian Other Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver
At the Mirror
By Frederick Carl Frieseke
Located in New Orleans, LA
the most important American Impressionists of his age. While many of his contemporaries focused on the landscape, Frieseke gained his inspiration from the figural, and in particular ...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Monumental Fireplace Signed by Jules Allard and Louis Ardisson
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Located in the hall of a ballroom, this exceptional fireplace welcomed the 80 guests of Edward Julius Berwind's luxurious New York home in the Louis XV style. It attests to the true ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Marble, Breccia Marble, Carrara Marble
The Bather by Childe Hassam
By Childe Hassam
Located in New Orleans, LA
Childe Hassam
1859-1935 American
The Bather
Signed and dated “Childe Hassam” (lower right)
Oil on canvas
Considered by many to be America’s foremost Impressionist painter, Childe...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Antique English Oil Painting 'The Knight Errant' Pre-Raphaelite Nude & Knight
By John Everett Millais
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Knight Errant
English School, circa 1900
after the painting by John Everett Millais (1829-1896)
oil painting on board, framed
board: 13 x 10 inches
framed: 17 x 14 inches
Category
Early 20th Century Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 17 in W 14 in D 1 in
Spanish Colonial Screen
Located in Mexico, DF
Fantastic Spanish Colonial school screen. Probably from Peru. This screen, with a kind of European landscape, give us an idea of the influence of Europe, especially Spain, in the Col...
Category
Antique 18th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Paintings
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 ...
Category
1910s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving, Paper
H 11.82 in W 14.97 in D 0.04 in
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 ...
Category
1910s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving, Paper
H 11.82 in W 14.97 in D 0.04 in
Erotic Scene - Original 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...
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Nude woman oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
María Rosa Arsalaguet (1922-2003) - Female nude - Oil on canvas
Oil measures 86x65 cm.
Frameless.
painter. He specialized in religious themes, still lifes and flowers.
He participa...
Category
1960s Post-Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ancient Egyptian Monumental Temple Sphinxes
Located in London, GB
A pair of monumental limestone sphinxes of Pharaoh Nectanebo I, from the processional avenue of the Serapeum of Memphis, 30th Dynasty, circa 379 - 360 BC.
The sphinxes of the Serape...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Rare 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Bust / Sculpture Carrara Marble Vanitas
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Masterfully carved Italian Vanitas / Memento Mori bust in solid marble from late 19th century.
White Carrara marble skull combined with masterfully carved hood & robes all from one...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
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H 28.75 in W 15.75 in D 8.67 in
Mexican Cabinet with Nacar Shell Inlays, the Base and the Columns are Bronze
Located in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas
Mexican cabinet, 17th century
This piece of furniture has integrated tortoiseshell and pearl shell marquetry representing geometric and floral motifs, it consists of three trapezoid...
Category
Antique 1740s Mexican American Colonial Cabinets
Materials
Wood
H 71.26 in W 61.03 in D 15.75 in
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Japanese Shunga, Couple Intertwined
Located in New Orleans, LA
shunga. Shunga, a traditional Japanese term of erotic art, translates to "picture of spring", where
Category
20th Century Other Art Style Nude Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
A Japanese Erotic or Shunga Ningyo Light Box from the Meiji Period
Located in Astoria, NY
A Meiji Period Japanese Erotic or Shunga wooden light box with male and female Ningyo (dolls) in
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Japanese Shunga, Man and Woman Making Love
Located in New Orleans, LA
shunga. Shunga, a traditional Japanese term of erotic art, translates to "picture of spring", where
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache, Paint
Japanese Fine and Early "Shunga" Tosa School Erotic Painting, circa 1700
Located in South Burlington, VT
effect in a tradition that goes back to the Heian Period in the 8th. century. Amusingly the man is
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Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Paper
H 11.75 in W 11.62 in D 0.001 in
Japanese Fine Hand-Carved Shunga Erotic Folk Sculpture, Signed and Boxed
Located in South Burlington, VT
authentic Japanese hand-carved and hand-painted wooden Shunga erotic sculpture of a passionate embracing
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Unique Antique Hand-Painted Silk Paintings Erotic Couples Shunga Art
Located in South Burlington, VT
, tears , or repairs.
Age: All silk paintings date from the late Meiji period circa 1900. The artist as
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Silk
Japanese Fine and Early "Shunga" Tosa School Erotic Humor Painting, circa 1700
Located in South Burlington, VT
that goes back to the Heian Period in the 8th. century. Amusingly the man is wearing nothing.
This
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Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
H 11.75 in W 12.75 in D 0.001 in
Antique Japanese Ceramic Wall Hanging with Erotic Underside, Meiji Period
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Antique Japanese hand modeled and painted pottery wall hanging in shape of Daruma with Shunga
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Vintage 1910s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ceramic
H 5.52 in W 4.34 in D 1.97 in
Japanese Showa Era Porcelain Erotica Serving Plates
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Japanese porcelain serving dishes. Showa period, 1926 to 1989. Rectangular shape. The
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Showa Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Abstract Expressionist Monoprint Yellow Composition by Kenjilo Nanao
Located in New York, NY
later renowned Abstract Expressionist period.
Since the early seventies, Kenjilo Nanao has been a
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Glass, Paint, Paper
H 27.5 in W 23.5 in D 1 in
Japanese Shunga, Man and Woman Embracing
Located in New Orleans, LA
shunga drawing is exceptional. This sensual work depicts a man and woman in a carnal embrace. Translated
Category
20th Century Other Art Style Nude Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paint, Paper
Japanese Shunga, Man and Woman Intertwined
Located in New Orleans, LA
Bright color and dynamic composition distinguish this Japanese shunga drawing depicting a man and
Category
Early 20th Century Other Art Style Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paint, Paper, Gouache
Two Antique Japanese Shunga 'Erotica' Works of Art
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Two antique Japanese Shunga (erotica) works of art.
One a shallow dish with explicit detail and
Category
20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
Pair Framed Antique Japanese Shunga Paintings on Silk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A wonderful pair Shunga painting (the Japanese erotic painting) from the Meiji period, circa late
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Naughty Shunga Folk Art Lady Okame, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
Here's a wonderful bit of rare authentic Japanese 19th century Shunga sexy Folk art!
From Japan
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Pair of Framed Antique Japanese Shunga Paintings on Silk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A wonderful pair of Shunga painting (the Japanese erotic painting) from the Meiji period, circa
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Shunga Representations - Woodcut Print by Japanese Master Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
before the Edo period, the shungas were rare and reserved for court environments, and only after that
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
H 5.91 in W 13.78 in D 0.08 in
Japanese Antique Woodblock Print Album Erotic Couples Shunga Art, 11 Prints
Located in South Burlington, VT
for prints of this age.
Age: All silk woodblock prints date from the late Meiji period, circa 1890
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Prints
Materials
Paper
Pair of Shunga Scenes - Woodcut Print by Japanese Master Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
characteristic of Shunga. Although they already existed before the Edo period, the shungas were rare and reserved
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
H 9.06 in W 14.18 in D 0.08 in
Antique Japanese Erotic Porcelain Sake Set, circa 1890
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Rare antique Japanese porcelain 11-piece sake set with finely painted shunga erotic scenes
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
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
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture
Materials
Paper
Early 20th Century Japanese Woodblock -- Woman Looking At Her Sleeping Kamuro
By Suzuki (Hozumi) Harunobu
Located in Soquel, CA
servant) or "Mother and Daughter" by Edo period artist Harunobu Suzuki (Japanese, 1724-1770). Signed
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Early 20th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Rice Paper, Ink
H 20.75 in W 16.85 in D 0.63 in
'Kawarazaki Gonjuro Acting as Araiso no Koji' original ukiyo-e woodblock 1860s
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Milwaukee, WI
he was in full-sized prints, and notable among his book prints are shunga pictures, which appeared in
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1860s Other Art Style Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Chicken and Rooster
By Kobayashi Kiyochika
Located in Fairlawn, OH
shunga erotic pictures, despite government censorship. In the Meiji period
Category
1910s Showa Animal Prints
Materials
Woodcut
31 Flavors Invading Japan/Today's Special
By Masami Teraoka
Located in San Francisco, CA
activity in Japanese Edo period shunga prints—suggesting there are nuanced sublimated appetites at work in
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Utagawa Kunisada Attributed Shunga Life of Prince Genji, Early 19th Century
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Vienna, Vienna
art and
culture in the late Edo period.
The woodcuts themselves measure 9.4x12.5 cm
The fanfolds
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
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