Japanese Shunga Art Group Vtg Handpainted Silk Calligraphy Screen FL500 zodiac bamboo stick

bamboo stick

This cup was likely made by Nakajima Ousuke

Carved petal-like design around the bottom of cups and pot

and gavels (Hamayumi) for display in the house

Japanese Shunga Art Group Vtg Handpainted Silk Calligraphy Screen FL500 zodiac bamboo stickJapanese Shunga Erotic Art This is a Japanese erotic shunga hand painted piece. It depicts a group of 3 women and 3 men. Folding screens with calligraphy are seen in the background. The picture is painted on silk attached to a thick washi paper. Shunga is Japanese erotic art made traditionally by ukiyoe woodblock printing. Though these types of images and books are associated with general art as well as personal entertainment, the images in shunga