Online Auction 10605Japanese Prints: A Glimpse into the Floating World
Attributed to Utagawa Kunisada I (1786–1864)Attributed to Kitagawa Utamaro II, (d. 1831?)
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Attributed to Utagawa Kunisada I (1786–1864)Attributed to Kitagawa Utamaro II, (d. 1831?)

Two erotic books

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Attributed to Utagawa Kunisada I (1786–1864)
Attributed to Kitagawa Utamaro II, (d. 1831?)
Two erotic books
Two woodblock-printed shunga books:
1. Sue shiragame otogusa, attributed to Kunisada, 3 volumes, 1835, each volume with various erotic scenes
2. Ehon futamitgata, attributed to Kitagawa Utamaro II, 3 volumes, 1805
Each volume approx. 21.8 x 14.8 cm.

Specialist note

For two volumes of Ehon futamitgata in the collection of the Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, go to:
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/201315
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/201417

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