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EIZAN Kikugawa (1787-1867)
Two Lovers and a Shamisen. c.1820's
- Category
- Japanese | Shunga
- Publisher
- Privately published.
ōban yoko-e, 37.4 cm × 24.3 cm
Very good impression, colour and condition. Slightly trimmed.
The three-stringed shamisen was relatively easy to play and geisha and courtesans studied the art of music. Here, a lesson has come to an abrupt end with the shamisen, plectrum and musical tablature cast to one side. The woman appears to be somewhat startled by the man's eager advances. She remains clothed during intimacy and it was understood that an artist would give special attention to the fashionable patterned clothing. This woodblock is printed predominantly with tan pigments, the muted palette typical of beni-girai (red avoiding prints). Unsigned which is customary in shunga and attributed to Eizan.
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£1100