Authentic & original Meiji period, c.1897 Japanese shunga erotic art woodblock print picture by Takeuchi Keishu (1861-1942).  Title of this deluxe shunga series:  Ozakura (Cherry Blossom at Night).  Publisher:  Hakubunkan.  About this shunga series:  "The printing is exquisite, with a generous use of mica (metallic pigments) and bokashi (tonal gradation) to express the lovely quality of the kimono."  Excerpt from shunga reference book, Japanese Erotic Fantasies by C. Uhlenbeck & Margarita Winkel, P.239.  The picture depicted here also makes use of the deluxe printing technique urushi-e, which is a type of black lacquer used here to add sheen and lustre to the lovers' hair, while impressively enhancing the highly detailed individual hairlines of the Japanese beauty.  Measures 24 cm x 32.5 cm.  Great colors and impressions!  Very good condition with some light wear.  Album backing.  Please refer to photos.  
 
In this antique erotic art shunga scene a couple manually pleasure one another.