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shungaisart - RARE - 1840 - Gay Shunga woodblock print - Homoerotic Art - queer art

RARE - 1840 - Gay Shunga - Homoerotic Art - Intensity

SKU: ctr978hm4
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Authentic Edo period original, c.1840, Japanese erotic art shunga surimono woodblock print picture by an artist of the UTAGAWA School.  Shunga picture measures 9.2 cm x 12.9 cm.  Very good colors and impressions and nice mica (metallic pigments).  Condition is very good with some light wear and soiling.  No backing.  Please see and judge from photos.
 
A rare homoerotic, gay (nanshoku) shunga from c.1840 Japan.  In this scene, a young monk penetrates his onnagata (female impersonator) partner with intensity.
 
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