MIRROR OF THE VAGINA: YOUNG ENGAGED COUPLE (Utagawa Toyokuni)
$465.00
Object: original Japanese woodblock print
Genre: abuna-e あぶな絵 dangerous pictures
Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni 歌川豊国 (1769-1825)
From the book: Picture Book, Mirror of the Vagina 絵本開中鏡, vol. 3 下
Print subject: A young engaged couple, together next to the bathtub at the girl’s family’s house. She hasn’t tied her sash yet, probably because she just got out of the tub. The two can’t contain themselves and start flirting.
Material: washi 和紙 Japanese paper
Technique: nishiki-e 錦絵 multi-coloured woodblock printing
Year: later edition of a work from 1823
Condition: overall good, partially trimmed margins
Dimensions: 14 x 21,5 cm
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