{"title":"The Private Room","description":"\u003cp\u003eShunga, erotic netsuke and the hidden arts of Japan, kept for adults and shown behind the noren.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"edo-style-ukiyo-e-woodblock-harubon-shunga-book-15-scenes","title":"Edo-Style Japanese Shunga Harubon, Erotic Art Woodblock Ukiyoe Book, 15 Scenes of Oiran, Geisha and Bijin, 18.5 cm","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA compact harubon, the erotic picture book of the ukiyo-e tradition, rendered in the Edo woodblock style across 15 scenes. Courtesans, geisha and beauties in kimono fill its pages, a private book of the kind long consulted by tattoo artists for its line, pattern and irezumi imagery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShunga books were among the most widely circulated products of the Edo-period print world: small, illustrated volumes made to be held, passed between friends and kept out of sight. Their artists drew with the same mastery they brought to landscapes and actor prints, and the books remain a rich archive of kimono pattern, hairstyle and gesture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis harubon is executed in the Edo ukiyo-e woodblock style and contains 15 scenes. Its subjects are oiran, geisha and bijin (beauties) in kimono, with irezumi (tattoo) imagery, and it is offered equally as a collector's book and as reference material for tattoo artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Harubon (shunga picture book)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Edo ukiyo-e woodblock style\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oiran, geisha and bijin in kimono; irezumi imagery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e H 18.5 × W 12.3 × D 0.9 cm (approx.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContents:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 scenes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn old book with the intrinsic flaws or imperfections that may come with age.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition is documented in detail in the photographs; specific points such as chips can be double-checked on request before purchase.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery piece is examined and documented in Japan before dispatch and is offered with the Japonista authenticity guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Returns follow our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Pieces over $1,000 may be reserved over several payments with \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-layaway-privilege-program\"\u003eLayaway Privilege™\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-related\"\u003eRelated pieces: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/shunga-hidden-arts-mammoth-ivory-erotic-figure\"\u003eKneeling shunga figure in mammoth ivory\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/shunga-hidden-arts-mammoth-ivory-bathing-figure\"\u003eYuagari post-bath shunga figure in mammoth ivory\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mammoth-ivory-shunga-erotic-sculpture\"\u003eExplicit shunga couple sculpture in mammoth ivory\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003ePrivate Consultation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShunga and hidden arts are handled with discretion. 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Presented as the work of Urasaki Ningyo, it brings together the oiran, the kimono and the imagery of irezumi tattooing in a compact shunga okimono.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHakata ningyo are among Japan's best-known doll traditions, prized for the delicacy of their painted faces and the poise of their bijin and kabuki subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresented as an Urasaki Hakata ningyo, this figure takes up an erotic shunga theme: an oiran or geisha beauty (bijin) in kimono, joined to the irezumi tattoo imagery and fetish subject matter of Japan's hidden arts. Made as an okimono, a display figure for the alcove or shelf, it measures approximately 10 cm high, 15 cm wide and 11.5 cm deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Urasaki Ningyo, Hakata (as named in the product title)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. H 10 × W 15 × D 11.5 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oiran \/ geisha bijin in kimono; irezumi tattoo motif; shunga theme\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hakata ningyo okimono figure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffered as found and as shown in the photographs; no specific damage is recorded.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs an older figure it may carry small intrinsic flaws or imperfections from age; please zoom into every photograph, and ask for a re-check of chips or other details before purchase.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeasurements are approximate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe attribution to Urasaki Ningyo of Hakata comes from the product name; no signature, box or label is recorded. Every piece is examined and documented in Japan before dispatch and is offered with the Japonista authenticity guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Returns follow our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Pieces over $1,000 may be reserved over several payments with \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-layaway-privilege-program\"\u003eLayaway Privilege™\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-related\"\u003eRelated pieces: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/darth-vader-musha-ningyo-samurai-doll\"\u003eDarth Vader musha ningyo samurai doll\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/meiji-musha-ningyo-warrior-doll-kabuto-festival-display\"\u003eMeiji musha ningyo armored warrior doll\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/stormtrooper-gogatsu-ningyo-yoshitoku-star-wars\"\u003eYoshitoku Stormtrooper gogatsu ningyo armor display\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003ePrivate Consultation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShunga and hidden arts are handled with discretion. Open a private case file for a specific artist, series or period. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-concierge-logistics-case-file\"\u003eOpen a private case file →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: hakata ningyo shunga · urasaki hakata doll · hakata doll oiran · shunga doll japan · irezumi geisha figure · japanese erotic okimono · hakata doll tattoo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Japonista","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45086008639781,"sku":"","price":1890.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/il_1140xN.2240059444_glwi.jpg?v=1684428426"},{"product_id":"hana-no-kumo-shunga-book-middle-volume-woodblock-printed-blue-paper-covers-stab","title":"Hana no Kumo, Japanese Shunga Harubon, Erotic Art Woodblock Ukiyoe Book, Middle Volume, 19th Century","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japanese Arts, Vintage and Antiques\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA woodblock-printed shunga book, the middle volume of Hana no Kumo, bound in blue paper covers with a title slip and illustrated in double-page spreads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShunga, literally \"spring pictures\", were illustrated erotic works made throughout the Edo period and into the Meiji era. Bound books of this kind are known to collectors as harubon, or spring books. They were printed from carved woodblocks and paired double-page illustrations with running kana text. The authorities restricted them from time to time, yet they circulated widely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the middle volume of Hana no Kumo (\"cloud of blossoms\", the poetic phrase for massed cherry blossom). The closing line of its text marks the end of the middle volume. The book is stab-bound (fukuro-toji) in blue paper covers with a paper title slip on the front. The illustrated spreads show figures on a veranda above a pine garden, in a wooded grove, in a kago (palanquin) watched by onlookers, and beneath hanging wisteria. Figures carry printed name labels, and dense kana text fills the remaining pages. Printing is in black ink on thin washi. The dating to the nineteenth century is attributed from the style of the cutting and the binding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hana no Kumo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVolume:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle volume (chu no maki), as marked in the closing text\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e 19th century, late Edo to Meiji (attributed from style)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/strong\u003e Woodblock printing in black ink on washi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Illustrated double-page spreads with kana text\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stab-bound (fukuro-toji), thread visible at the spine edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCovers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blue paper with a paper title slip on the front\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Washi paper, silk or cotton thread\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIncluded:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single volume only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e being confirmed against our archive records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-details-note\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEach piece in our archive is catalogued ahead of its final hand inspection; for this one, the exact measurements, the artist and publisher and the date of printing are still being confirmed against our written records. Should you wish to know them before you decide, please \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact\"\u003ewrite to our Concierge\u003c\/a\u003e; we will gladly consult our records and examine the piece on your behalf.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrade B in Japan: general toning and age wear, a dark stain and a small loss to the inside paper, and creasing and rubbing to the cover paper.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe thread binding is intact at the spine edge in the photographs. The inking is uneven in places, as printed. This is a single volume and the other volumes are not included.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eB (visible signs of use)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaker’s marks, reference numbers, finish and any packaging are examined together and documented in Japan before dispatch. Every piece carries the Japonista authenticity guarantee. Keep flat or upright away from light, damp and heat. Handle with clean dry hands and turn the pages by the outer edge. Do not use tape or adhesives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. 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Under 5 cm tall, it is studio art rather than novelty, carrying late-Edo themes of female autonomy into a modern sculpture meant to be turned slowly in the hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis contemporary sculpture interprets Japanese shunga in three dimensions through exceptionally skilled ivory carving. Shunga is chiefly associated with Edo-period woodblock prints, but a parallel and far rarer tradition of small-scale sculptural erotica exists, intended for private viewing by collectors. Unlike antique ceramic or folk dolls, this work belongs to a modern artisan lineage that reinterprets historical erotic iconography in luxury materials with refined anatomical realism. The use of mammoth rather than elephant ivory places it within modern ethical and legal frameworks while preserving the tactile and visual qualities of ivory carving; in discipline it stands closer to netsuke carving than to folk craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figure is shown in a contorted, expressive pose, with exaggerated curvature of the torso, tension between exposed vulnerability and confident sensuality, and a facial expression suspended between ecstasy and theatrical repose. Floral, tattoo-like surface motifs echo irezumi and shunga body ornamentation, referencing Edo-period visual tropes without copying specific print compositions, and the pose recalls late-Edo shunga themes of female autonomy and erotic agency rather than passive depiction. The sculpture invites slow, rotational viewing, the key distinction between sculptural shunga, read spatially, and printed shunga, read in sequence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMammoth ivory is a demanding medium: harder and more fibrous than elephant ivory, prone to grain irregularity and unforgiving of error. The smooth anatomical transitions, crisp surface detailing and stable posture indicate advanced proficiency; at under 5 cm tall, even minor inaccuracies would collapse the form. The coloration appears natural rather than artificially stained, leaving the organic warmth of the ivory dominant, with minor natural grain variation inherent to the material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree-dimensional erotic sculpture has always stood at the edges of Japanese art history, owing to legal suppression of explicit objects, private circulation and high material cost. Modern works in the genre are made in extremely small numbers, typically commissioned or offered discreetly, and many never enter public records; there is no mass market as with prints and no workshop tradition producing multiples, so the scarcity is structural. The piece belongs with collectors of shunga beyond woodblock prints, erotic art as fine sculpture, mammoth ivory carving, contemporary Japanese artisan work and private-culture artifacts, alongside high-end netsuke, contemporary erotic bronzes and museum-grade shunga albums. It shows shunga surviving not as nostalgia but as a living visual language, its value resting on discipline, scarcity and execution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Erotic figural sculpture; shunga-inspired three-dimensional carving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Modern hand-carved work (late 20th century–early 21st century), in a classical Edo–Taisho shunga aesthetic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Woolly mammoth ivory (kenaga mammoth tusk)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. H 49 mm × W 32 mm × D 31 mm (under 5 cm tall)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotifs:\u003c\/strong\u003e Floral tattoo-like surface motifs echoing irezumi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcellent visual condition: clean surface, intact carving, no visible structural damage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinor natural grain variation inherent to mammoth ivory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNatural, unstained coloration and the grain of kenaga (woolly) mammoth tusk; a modern studio carving, with dating to the late 20th or early 21st century being stylistic. Every piece is examined and documented in Japan before dispatch and is offered with the Japonista authenticity guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Returns follow our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. 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Drawing on kinbaku imagery that emerged in late Edo shunga, it favors psychological intensity over explicit action, a studio-grade sculpture made for 360-degree viewing and slow, intimate inspection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis contemporary, studio-grade sculpture reinterprets Japanese shunga through small-scale figural carving rather than printmaking. Erotic three-dimensional objects occupy a far narrower and more discreet lineage than Edo-period woodblock prints, traditionally intended for private contemplation and connoisseurship. The artist adopts historical erotic iconography, female nudity, restrained posture and theatrical expression, and executes it in mammoth ivory, a material long associated with luxury carving and now used as an ethical alternative to elephant ivory. The result is neither folk doll nor novelty but a collectible art sculpture, aligned with netsuke-level craftsmanship and modern erotic fine art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe kneeling figure is shown in a rope-bound pose referencing kinbaku and restraint imagery, which emerged visually in late Edo shunga and later developed within Japanese erotic culture. The tension between exposed form and controlled posture emphasizes psychological intensity rather than explicit action. Floral motifs engraved on the lower body echo traditional tattoo and kimono patterning, linking the figure to shunga body decoration, while the face, eyes half-closed and mouth slightly parted, follows classical erotic sculpture in favoring suggestion and emotional state over anatomical exaggeration. The sculpture is designed for 360-degree viewing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMammoth ivory is technically demanding: denser and more fibrous than elephant ivory, unforgiving at small scale and prone to visible grain if mishandled. At approximately 5 cm in height, the piece shows controlled anatomical proportion, smooth transitions between limbs and torso, and confident handling of the negative space around the arms and rope. The polish is even and deliberate, the work of an experienced carver rather than an experiment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree-dimensional erotic sculpture has always lived at the edges of Japanese art because of historical censorship, private circulation and high material cost. Modern works such as this are made in extremely limited numbers and usually pass quietly to collectors rather than into exhibitions; with no mass market as for prints and no workshop system producing multiples, survival rates are low and documentation sparse. It is relevant to collectors of shunga beyond woodblock prints, erotic art as fine sculpture, mammoth ivory carving, contemporary Japanese artisan work and private-culture artifacts, and sits naturally beside high-end netsuke, contemporary erotic bronzes and curated shunga collections. Its value lies in craft discipline, controlled eroticism and scarcity: shunga persisting as a living visual language rather than as historical pastiche.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Erotic figural sculpture; shunga-inspired three-dimensional carving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Modern hand-carved work (late 20th century–early 21st century), consciously referencing Edo–Taisho shunga aesthetics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Woolly mammoth ivory (kenaga mammoth tusk)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. 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Every piece is examined and documented in Japan before dispatch and is offered with the Japonista authenticity guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Returns follow our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Pieces over $1,000 may be reserved over several payments with \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-layaway-privilege-program\"\u003eLayaway Privilege™\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-related\"\u003eRelated pieces: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mammoth-ivory-shunga-erotic-sculpture\"\u003eExplicit shunga couple sculpture in mammoth ivory\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mammoth-ivory-shunga-intimate-embrace-sculpture\"\u003eShunga intimate embrace in mammoth ivory\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/japanese-shunga-mammoth-ivory-lovers-carving\"\u003eMammoth ivory classical lovers shunga carving\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003ePrivate Consultation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShunga and hidden arts are handled with discretion. Open a private case file for a specific artist, series or period. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-concierge-logistics-case-file\"\u003eOpen a private case file →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: kinbaku sculpture · shibari ivory carving · shunga ivory sculpture · mammoth ivory erotic sculpture · japanese rope bondage art · erotic micro carving · modern shunga carving\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Japonista","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51959618732325,"sku":"k411","price":2875.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/k411-JapaneseShungaEroticSculptureMammothIvoryRopeBoundShibariSMArtFemaleFigureHandCarvedArtObject_1.jpg?v=1769956196"},{"product_id":"mammoth-ivory-shunga-erotic-sculpture","title":"Explicit Shunga Coupling Scene, Japanese Micro-Carving in Ke-Naga Mammoth Ivory, Netsuke Scale, 53 mm","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eShunga never pretended that desire was graceful, and this explicit coupling scene keeps faith with that honesty. Micro-carved in ke-naga mammoth ivory, its awkward, alive asymmetry is precisely what Edo-period artists used to separate shunga from mere pornography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis explicit couple scene is a miniature erotic sculpture carved from mammoth ivory. The piece is composed in the visual and narrative language of Japanese shunga, where sexuality is rendered not as obscenity but as human vitality, humor, imbalance and intimacy. Unlike mass-produced erotic curios, it is conceived as a sculptural translation of ukiyo-e shunga into three dimensions: exaggerated anatomy, compressed bodies and interlocked limbs echo Edo-period prints, while the medium, prehistoric ivory, adds weight, permanence and collector gravity. It is a contemporary continuation of a suppressed art lineage, created for private appreciation, scholarly interest and serious collecting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figures are locked in a deliberately unidealized moment. The male form leans forward with exaggerated posture and expressive facial tension; the female figure is positioned low and turned inward, her expression intentionally ambiguous, neither idealized nor submissive. This asymmetry is essential. Shunga traditionally rejected Western erotic ideals in favor of psychological realism, humor and bodily truth, and the sculptor preserves that stance by exaggerating proportion and gesture, creating tension rather than fantasy. The scene reads as human, awkward, intimate and alive, precisely the qualities Edo-period artists used to distinguish shunga from pornography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe material is deliberate. Ke-naga mammoth ivory offers density and fine grain comparable to elephant ivory, is legally collectible and historically favored by modern master carvers, and its naturally aged coloration enhances visual depth and warmth. The carving shows controlled undercutting in confined negative spaces, smooth anatomical transitions without tool chatter, and a polished yet organic surface that preserves the natural character of the ivory: collector-grade micro-carving rather than decorative export craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErotic art in Japan survived centuries of censorship by existing outside public space, kept in drawers, sleeves, boxes and private collections. Shunga was rarely destroyed for moral reasons; it was hidden, exchanged quietly and reinterpreted by later generations. In the modern period, three-dimensional works such as this emerge as post-censorship artifacts that reclaim forbidden imagery through craftsmanship rather than provocation, and they exist because knowledge passed hand to hand, not institution to institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sculpture is not about shock but about continuity, the persistence of human intimacy as an artistic subject even when suppressed. It stands at the intersection of ancient material, Edo-period visual language and the modern reclamation of hidden art, and that convergence gives it lasting value. Its size, material and explicit clarity suit private study collections, curated cabinets and scholarly reference, and it will speak to collectors of shunga and hidden erotic arts, of netsuke and miniature carving, of mammoth ivory micro-sculpture, and of objects excluded from public museum narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Modern carving (late 20th–early 21st century), executed in classical Edo-period shunga visual language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ke-naga mammoth ivory (woolly mammoth tusk)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. 53 mm (H) × 28 mm (W) × 36 mm (D)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shunga-inspired erotic sculpture; figural carving of an explicit coupling scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcellent surface condition; no notable chips, cracks or structural damage observed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural tonal variation consistent with mammoth ivory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlease refer to the photographs for the exact state.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarved in ke-naga (woolly) mammoth ivory; the late 20th to early 21st century dating is stylistic, and no carver is named. Every piece is examined and documented in Japan before dispatch and is offered with the Japonista authenticity guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Returns follow our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Pieces over $1,000 may be reserved over several payments with \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-layaway-privilege-program\"\u003eLayaway Privilege™\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-related\"\u003eRelated pieces: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mammoth-ivory-shunga-intimate-embrace-sculpture\"\u003eShunga intimate embrace in mammoth ivory\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/japanese-shunga-mammoth-ivory-lovers-carving\"\u003eMammoth ivory classical lovers shunga carving\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mammoth-ivory-shunga-layered-bodies-figurine\"\u003eLayered bodies shunga figurine in mammoth ivory\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003ePrivate Consultation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShunga and hidden arts are handled with discretion. Open a private case file for a specific artist, series or period. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-concierge-logistics-case-file\"\u003eOpen a private case file →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: explicit shunga sculpture · mammoth ivory erotic carving · japanese micro carving · shunga couple netsuke · erotic ivory sculpture japan · shunga hidden arts · netsuke erotic scene\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Japonista","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51959635771685,"sku":"k332","price":2350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/k332-MammothIvoryShungaEroticSculpture_ExplicitCoupleScene_JapaneseMicro-CarvingArt_1.jpg?v=1769956811"},{"product_id":"shunga-hidden-netsuke-mammoth-ivory-boxwood","title":"Transformational Shunga Netsuke, Boxwood Shell Concealing a Mammoth Ivory Figure, Late Showa to Heisei","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eOutwardly a modest boxwood figure, this transformational netsuke turns to reveal an erotic interior carved in mammoth ivory. Public restraint and private revelation, the central duality of Japanese erotic material culture, are engineered into a single small object with precise, gap-free joinery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a transformational netsuke, in which an outwardly modest figure conceals an erotic interior revealed only through rotation. The mixed-material construction raises it beyond novelty into intentional narrative sculpture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe outer form embodies decorum and containment, while the concealed ivory figure represents desire restrained but ever present, mirroring Edo social codes in which erotic life ran parallel to formal morality. The reveal is engineered, not accidental, a sign of conceptual intent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoxwood provides structural warmth and durability, while mammoth ivory allows lifelike anatomical modeling. The fit between the two is precise, with no visible gaps, a hallmark of skilled atelier work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHybrid netsuke of this kind emerged as post-censorship evolutions that let the erotic tradition survive discreetly, their ambiguity ensuring survival while preserving lineage. Clever, intimate and historically aware, the piece shows how erotic art adapts rather than disappears, and it will appeal to advanced netsuke collectors, shunga specialists seeking hybrid objects, curators of hidden or coded material culture, and collectors for whom explicit display is not an option.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Erotic netsuke; concealed shunga figure with articulated reveal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late Showa to Heisei (circa 1980s–1990s), Edo revival tradition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Woolly mammoth ivory (figure); natural boxwood (outer shell)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. 34 mm (L) × 26 mm (W) × 68 mm (H)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcellent, with a clean polish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTight joinery with no separation or cracking.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMixed-material construction of natural boxwood and woolly mammoth ivory, fitted with no visible gaps; dated to the late Showa to Heisei period (circa 1980s–1990s). Every piece is examined and documented in Japan before dispatch and is offered with the Japonista authenticity guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Returns follow our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Pieces over $1,000 may be reserved over several payments with \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-layaway-privilege-program\"\u003eLayaway Privilege™\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-related\"\u003eRelated pieces: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/meiji-wooden-figure-netsuke-sagemono-carving\"\u003eMeiji carved wooden figural netsuke\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/edo-chrysanthemum-makie-inro\"\u003eEdo chrysanthemum gold maki-e inro\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/shunga-hidden-arts-erotic-ivory-netsuke-female-mammoth\"\u003eMammoth ivory curled female erotic netsuke\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003ePrivate Consultation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShunga and hidden arts are handled with discretion. Open a private case file for a specific artist, series or period. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-concierge-logistics-case-file\"\u003eOpen a private case file →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: transformational netsuke · hidden shunga netsuke · boxwood netsuke · mammoth ivory netsuke · concealed erotic netsuke · erotic netsuke · trick netsuke\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Japonista","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51959698784549,"sku":null,"price":1750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/k491-JapaneseShungaNetsukeHiddenFigureMammothIvoryBoxwoodEroticArt_10.jpg?v=1769957631"},{"product_id":"shunga-hidden-arts-mammoth-ivory-erotic-figure","title":"Kneeling Shunga Figure in Woolly Mammoth Ivory, Netsuke-Scale Erotic Carving, Edo-Revival Style, 51 mm","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eRather than an encounter, this figure offers interiority: a kneeling woman, head inclined and hand raised toward her lips, caught between hesitation and invitation. Carved at netsuke scale in woolly mammoth ivory, it belongs to the poetic side of shunga, where desire is suggested rather than announced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis netsuke-scale erotic figure derives from the visual and philosophical lineage of shunga yet is deliberately isolated from explicit narrative. Rather than depicting interaction, it presents a moment of private awareness rendered in sculptural form. Such figures functioned as personal contemplation objects, handled discreetly rather than displayed, and their power lies in restraint: eroticism expressed through posture, balance and subtle gesture rather than overt action.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe kneeling pose, head slightly inclined and hand raised toward the lips, conveys hesitation, self-consciousness and invitation simultaneously, an ambiguity central to classical Japanese erotic aesthetics. The proportions emphasize softness and continuity and avoid exaggeration, while the inward gaze reinforces the theme of private sensuality, aligning the work with poetic shunga rather than explicit folk novelty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dense grain of mammoth ivory allows seamless transitions between anatomical planes, visible in the thighs, torso and facial contours. The polish is controlled rather than mirror-bright, preserving tactile warmth, and the carving symmetry and balance at this scale demand advanced control: the figure stands without visual tension, suggesting an experienced hand rather than hobbyist output.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSingle-figure erotic carvings survived periods of censorship more readily than narrative shunga because they could be read as academic nudes or abstract studies, and their small scale and ambiguity let them circulate quietly among collectors. The use of mammoth ivory reflects post-regulation adaptation, continuing the ivory carving tradition without violating modern restrictions. This is not decorative erotica but a compressed cultural artifact, preserving Japanese erotic philosophy through restraint, material mastery and psychological nuance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Likely late Showa to early Heisei (circa 1970s–1990s), executed in Edo-revival aesthetic language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Woolly mammoth ivory (primary)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. 25 mm (L) × 22 mm (W) × 51 mm (H)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shunga-adjacent erotic figural sculpture, netsuke scale; single-figure intimate pose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcellent overall condition, with high polish and even patina.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo visible cracks, repairs or separations; the carving remains crisp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCollecting Context\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figure speaks to several collecting lanes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShunga collectors seeking non-explicit, museum-safe works\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNetsuke specialists interested in erotic subgenres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCurators building Hidden Arts and Private Object narratives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollectors restricted by display or shipping sensitivities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarved primarily in woolly mammoth ivory; the late Showa to early Heisei dating is a stylistic attribution, and no carver is named. Every piece is examined and documented in Japan before dispatch and is offered with the Japonista authenticity guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Returns follow our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Pieces over $1,000 may be reserved over several payments with \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-layaway-privilege-program\"\u003eLayaway Privilege™\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-related\"\u003eRelated pieces: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/shunga-hidden-arts-mammoth-ivory-bathing-figure\"\u003eYuagari post-bath shunga figure in mammoth ivory\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/edo-style-ukiyo-e-woodblock-harubon-shunga-book-15-scenes\"\u003eEdo-style ukiyo-e harubon shunga book\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mammoth-ivory-shunga-erotic-sculpture\"\u003eExplicit shunga couple sculpture in mammoth ivory\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003ePrivate Consultation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShunga and hidden arts are handled with discretion. Open a private case file for a specific artist, series or period. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-concierge-logistics-case-file\"\u003eOpen a private case file →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: shunga netsuke figure · mammoth ivory netsuke · erotic netsuke kneeling · japanese erotic carving · shunga ivory figure · netsuke nude woman · hidden arts netsuke\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Japonista","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51959745610021,"sku":null,"price":1485.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/k063-ShungaEroticFigureinMammothIvory_JapaneseHiddenArtsSculpture_1.jpg?v=1769958003"},{"product_id":"shunga-hidden-arts-mammoth-ivory-bathing-figure","title":"Yuagari Shōjo Post-Bath Shunga Figure, Netsuke-Scale Carving in Woolly Mammoth Ivory, Showa–Heisei, 45 mm","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA kneeling woman lifts her arms to gather her hair in the instant after bathing, the yuagari moment that Edo visual culture treated as a threshold between cleansing and self-awareness. Carved at netsuke scale in woolly mammoth ivory, the figure carries its eroticism through ritual and gesture rather than explicit action.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis sculpture presents a yuagari, or post-bath, figure: a classical shunga-adjacent subject in which eroticism emerges through ritual, privacy and transition rather than explicit action. The kneeling posture, lifted arms and gathered hair capture the precise instant between cleansing and self-awareness, an intimate threshold favored by Edo visual culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a single-figure work, it belongs to the quieter lineage of shunga objects intended for handling and contemplation rather than display; the emphasis falls on gesture and psychology, compressing narrative into form. The raised arms expose the torso while simultaneously guarding it, an intentional paradox, and the smooth continuity of the body contrasts with the tactile hair bundle, signaling the shift from water to air, from public to private. This restrained tension is central to shunga aesthetics, where desire is suggested by circumstance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fine grain of mammoth ivory supports clean anatomical transitions at this scale. The polish is controlled rather than mirror-bright, preserving warmth, and the balance is precise: the figure reads as stable from multiple angles, evidence of practiced micro-carving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBathing motifs circulated discreetly because they could pass as academic nudes or genre studies, and that ambiguity allowed them to survive censorship before re-emerging as collectible hidden arts. The use of mammoth ivory reflects a modern adaptation of traditional carving without restricted materials. This is erotic art through restraint and ritual: its power lies in the moment it chooses, quiet, transitional and human, rendered in a material that rewards close study. A compact, serious collectible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Likely late Showa to early Heisei (circa 1970s–1990s), Edo-revival aesthetic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Woolly mammoth ivory (ke-naga mammoth)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. 30 mm (L) × 20 mm (W) × 45 mm (H)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shunga-adjacent erotic figural sculpture, netsuke scale; single-figure bathing (yuagari) motif\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcellent overall, with even polish and patina.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo visible cracks, losses or repairs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlease review the photographs for final verification.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCollecting Context\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figure speaks to several collecting lanes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShunga collectors seeking non-explicit, museum-safe works\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNetsuke specialists, particularly in erotic subgenres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCurators building Private Object and Hidden Arts narratives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollectors with display or shipping sensitivities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarved in woolly (ke-naga) mammoth ivory; the late Showa to early Heisei dating is a stylistic attribution, and no carver is named. Every piece is examined and documented in Japan before dispatch and is offered with the Japonista authenticity guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Returns follow our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Pieces over $1,000 may be reserved over several payments with \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-layaway-privilege-program\"\u003eLayaway Privilege™\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-related\"\u003eRelated pieces: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/shunga-hidden-arts-mammoth-ivory-erotic-figure\"\u003eKneeling shunga figure in mammoth ivory\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/edo-style-ukiyo-e-woodblock-harubon-shunga-book-15-scenes\"\u003eEdo-style ukiyo-e harubon shunga book\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mammoth-ivory-shunga-erotic-sculpture\"\u003eExplicit shunga couple sculpture in mammoth ivory\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003ePrivate Consultation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShunga and hidden arts are handled with discretion. Open a private case file for a specific artist, series or period. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-concierge-logistics-case-file\"\u003eOpen a private case file →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: shunga netsuke · mammoth ivory netsuke · erotic netsuke figure · yuagari bathing figure · japanese shunga sculpture · mammoth ivory carving japan · hidden arts shunga · netsuke nude figure\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Japonista","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51959746298149,"sku":null,"price":1485.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/k230-JapaneseShungaBathingFigureMammothIvoryNetsukeScaleHiddenArt_1.jpg?v=1769958343"},{"product_id":"shunga-hidden-arts-mammoth-ivory-mermaid-ningyo","title":"Mammoth Ivory Ningyo Mermaid Netsuke, Shunga-Adjacent Erotic-Mythic Figure, Late Showa to Heisei","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eThe Japanese ningyo is no romantic siren but a liminal creature tied to desire, danger, longevity and taboo knowledge. Carved in woolly mammoth ivory at netsuke scale, this mermaid folds into a closed curve of tail and torso, an erotic-mythic object meant to be discovered in the hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis sculpture renders a ningyo (mermaid) through the lens of shunga-adjacent hidden arts, where myth, sexuality and the body intersect. At netsuke scale it functions as a private mythic erotic object, and its circular composition, the tail arcing back toward the torso, compresses narrative into a closed, self-contained form, echoing the Edo preference for symbolic completeness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe posture folds inward, merging human and aquatic anatomy into a single rhythmic curve. The exposed torso suggests vulnerability while the enclosing tail introduces tension and restraint, a duality of invitation and containment fundamental to shunga. Ningyo imagery historically straddled folklore and erotics, neither monster nor pin-up but a body that unsettles categories, and in hidden-arts carving this ambiguity was prized for allowing erotic resonance without explicit narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tight grain of mammoth ivory allows crisp definition of the scales along the tail while keeping softness in the torso and face, and the polish is controlled for warmth rather than glare. A closed-loop composition demands precision to avoid imbalance; here weight and curvature are expertly resolved, the work of an experienced micro-carver rather than a decorative workshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMythic erotic figures survived censorship more easily than explicit shunga scenes because they could be classed as folklore objects, and ningyo carvings in particular moved quietly between curiosity, talisman and erotic art. Mammoth ivory allowed the ivory carving tradition to continue under modern legal realities, letting the genre persist discreetly into late Showa and beyond. The result reads as cultural artifact first and erotic object second, and it suits shunga collectors expanding into mythic and fantasy subjects, netsuke specialists interested in erotic symbolism, curators of hidden arts and liminal bodies, and collectors seeking conceptually rich erotic art suitable for display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shunga-adjacent erotic-mythic figural sculpture (netsuke-scale), mermaid \/ ningyo motif\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Likely late Showa to early Heisei (circa 1970s–1990s), Edo-revival fantasy language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Woolly mammoth ivory (ke-naga mammoth)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. 40 mm (L) × 19 mm (W) × 37 mm (H)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcellent overall condition with a smooth, even polish and natural ivory tonality.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo visible cracks, losses or repairs observed; please confirm with the photographs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarved in ke-naga (woolly) mammoth ivory; the late Showa to early Heisei dating (circa 1970s–1990s) is a stylistic attribution. Every piece is examined and documented in Japan before dispatch and is offered with the Japonista authenticity guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Returns follow our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Pieces over $1,000 may be reserved over several payments with \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-layaway-privilege-program\"\u003eLayaway Privilege™\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-related\"\u003eRelated pieces: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/erotic-mammoth-ivory-netsuke-reclining-nude-yoko-fuse-pose\"\u003eMammoth ivory reclining nude netsuke\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/edo-gold-makie-inro-flying-cranes-pines-five-case\"\u003eEdo five-case maki-e inro with cranes and pines\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/shunga-hidden-arts-erotic-netsuke-bathing-woman-ivory-tub\"\u003eMammoth ivory bathing woman netsuke with tub\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003ePrivate Consultation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShunga and hidden arts are handled with discretion. Open a private case file for a specific artist, series or period. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-concierge-logistics-case-file\"\u003eOpen a private case file →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: ningyo netsuke · mermaid netsuke · mammoth ivory mermaid · japanese mermaid carving · erotic netsuke · shunga netsuke · hidden art netsuke\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Japonista","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51959747445029,"sku":null,"price":1485.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/k224-MammothIvoryShungaMermaidFigure_JapaneseNingyoHiddenArtsSculpture_1.jpg?v=1769958612"},{"product_id":"shunga-hidden-arts-erotic-ivory-netsuke-female-mammoth","title":"Erotic Mammoth Ivory Netsuke, Curled Female Figure with Red Seal, Concealed Shunga, Late Showa","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA netsuke-scale female figure in mammoth ivory, curled inward so that its erotic subject is hidden in plain form and revealed only in the hand. With a red seal-like inscription at the rear, it belongs to the lineage of concealed, shunga-adjacent objects made for discreet ownership and sophisticated humor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis netsuke-scale carving belongs to the Japanese tradition of private, tactile art objects rather than public display sculpture. Anatomically honest yet not pornographic in intent, it sits in the line of shunga-adjacent concealed works made for discreet ownership, contemplation and humor. The curled posture compresses the body into a self-contained sculptural volume, a classic netsuke strategy that allows erotic subject matter to remain hidden until the piece is handled and turned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe crouched pose emphasizes intimacy and introspection rather than performance, echoing the Edo shunga view of sexuality as a natural human condition rather than spectacle. The erotic emphasis is placed discreetly, visible only from certain angles, in keeping with ura, the hidden side, a recurring Japanese aesthetic principle; the object rewards curiosity, touch and slow viewing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMammoth ivory, prized for its fine grain and its ethical acceptability in the modern period, carries an even, warm polish that indicates hand-finishing rather than mechanical buffing. Hair texture, body curvature and anatomical transitions are rendered with confidence, suggesting an artisan familiar with netsuke-scale ergonomics, and the compact dimensions and smooth transitions confirm a piece meant to be handled, not merely viewed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErotic netsuke and ivory miniatures survived because they were private objects: unlike prints, which faced censorship and destruction, small carvings circulated quietly among collectors, artists and connoisseurs. In the Showa period a revival of Edo aesthetics in artisan circles renewed production of such works, often in modern materials such as mammoth ivory, and this carving fits within that revival, carrying Edo visual intelligence into modern craftsmanship. It suits advanced collections of erotic netsuke and miniature sculpture, shunga-inspired folk art, ivory carving and Japanese objects of concealed or hidden meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Netsuke-scale erotic figurative carving; concealed shunga-adjacent ivory sculpture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Likely late Showa period (circa 1960s–1980s), drawing on Edo-period shunga and erotic netsuke visual language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keratinized mammoth ivory (ke-naga mammoth tusk)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. 26 mm (H) × 30 mm (W) × 39 mm (D)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarks:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red seal-like inscription at the rear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcellent overall condition with smooth polish and even patina.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo visible cracks or losses; the carving remains crisp and structurally intact.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe red seal-like inscription at the rear marks it as a signed or workshop-associated piece; the late Showa dating is a stylistic attribution (circa 1960s–1980s). Every piece is examined and documented in Japan before dispatch and is offered with the Japonista authenticity guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Returns follow our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Pieces over $1,000 may be reserved over several payments with \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-layaway-privilege-program\"\u003eLayaway Privilege™\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-related\"\u003eRelated pieces: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/edo-chrysanthemum-makie-inro\"\u003eEdo chrysanthemum gold maki-e inro\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/shunga-hidden-netsuke-mammoth-ivory-boxwood\"\u003eBoxwood and mammoth ivory transformational netsuke\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/s195\"\u003eKannon Bodhisattva netsuke figure\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003ePrivate Consultation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShunga and hidden arts are handled with discretion. Open a private case file for a specific artist, series or period. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-concierge-logistics-case-file\"\u003eOpen a private case file →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: erotic netsuke · mammoth ivory netsuke · shunga netsuke · japanese erotic ivory carving · concealed erotic netsuke · showa period netsuke · female figure netsuke\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Japonista","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51959749181733,"sku":null,"price":1925.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/k229-JapaneseEroticNetsukeIvoryFigureFemaleConcealedShungaMammothTuskCarvi_1.jpg?v=1769959093"},{"product_id":"shunga-hidden-arts-erotic-netsuke-bathing-woman-ivory-tub","title":"Erotic Mammoth Ivory Netsuke Ensemble, Bathing Woman with Wooden Tub \u0026 Concealed Shunga Element","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA kneeling bather in mammoth ivory, a carved wooden tub and a concealed ivory element make up this multi-part netsuke ensemble. Modest at first glance and erotic only to the informed handler, it is a compact study in the Japanese art of suggestion, preserved intact with its original vessel and cord.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis multi-component erotic netsuke ensemble combines a kneeling female figure with a carved wooden bathing tub and a concealed ivory element. Rather than overt display, it works through implication, humor and concealment, in the Edo-derived shunga logic that embeds sexuality within everyday domestic scenes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBathing women (yuyoku-bi, yuagari-onna) are a long-standing subject in Japanese visual culture, representing vulnerability, sensuality and the threshold between public and private. The figure's modest pose, with lowered gaze and bent knees, contrasts deliberately with the hidden erotic component, in the tradition of ura-shunga: art that reveals itself only to the informed or curious handler. The tub serves as both narrative prop and concealment device; in Japanese erotic folk art, containers such as boxes, barrels and tubs often mark the boundary between restraint and release. Pleasure here is not crude but clever, situational and human.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ivory carving handles small-scale anatomy with confidence: smooth limb transitions, balanced proportions and a warm, translucent polish consistent with hand-finished work. The detachable ivory component is carved to the same standard, indicating intentional ensemble production rather than later pairing, while the tub shows careful grain orientation and carved banding, suggesting workshop familiarity with traditional netsuke accessories rather than novelty manufacture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the Showa period, especially the postwar decades, skilled artisans revisited Edo motifs in private production runs, and erotic netsuke survived because they were portable, discreet and collectible. Multi-part ensembles are less common than single-figure carvings, as they required more labor and were easily separated over time, making intact examples increasingly scarce; the inclusion of the original wooden vessel adds significantly to this one. It will speak to collectors of erotic netsuke and ivory miniatures, shunga-inspired folk sculpture, interactive Japanese art objects and mammoth ivory carving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Erotic netsuke-scale figural ensemble with accessory vessel (concealed shunga, bathing motif)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Likely late Showa period (circa 1960s–1980s), informed by Edo-period shunga and bathing-woman iconography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keratinized mammoth ivory (ke-naga mammoth tusk) figure and detachable element; carved and stained wood vessel; cord binding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. 38 mm (H) × 33 mm (W) × 65 mm (D) overall, assembled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIncluded:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kneeling ivory figure, detachable ivory element, original wooden tub, original cord\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmooth ivory polish with even patina; no visible cracks or restorations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWooden vessel clean and intact; cord original and functional.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe detachable ivory element matches the figure in material and finish, indicating the ensemble was made together rather than assembled later; late Showa dating is a stylistic attribution. Every piece is examined and documented in Japan before dispatch and is offered with the Japonista authenticity guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Returns follow our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Pieces over $1,000 may be reserved over several payments with \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-layaway-privilege-program\"\u003eLayaway Privilege™\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-related\"\u003eRelated pieces: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/edo-gold-makie-inro-flying-cranes-pines-five-case\"\u003eEdo five-case maki-e inro with cranes and pines\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/erotic-mammoth-ivory-netsuke-reclining-nude-yoko-fuse-pose\"\u003eMammoth ivory reclining nude netsuke\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/shunga-hidden-arts-mammoth-ivory-mermaid-ningyo\"\u003eMammoth ivory ningyo mermaid netsuke\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003ePrivate Consultation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShunga and hidden arts are handled with discretion. Open a private case file for a specific artist, series or period. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-concierge-logistics-case-file\"\u003eOpen a private case file →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: erotic netsuke ensemble · bathing woman netsuke · mammoth ivory netsuke with tub · shunga netsuke · concealed erotic netsuke · japanese erotic ivory carving · showa netsuke\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Japonista","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51959758946597,"sku":null,"price":1350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/JapaneseEroticNetsukeIvoryFigureBathingWomanwithWoodenTubConcealedShun_1.jpg?v=1769959549"},{"product_id":"erotic-mammoth-ivory-netsuke-reclining-nude-yoko-fuse-pose","title":"Erotic Mammoth Ivory Netsuke, Reclining Nude in Yoko-Fuse Pose, Shunga-Inspired, Late Showa, 85 mm","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eStretched in the yoko-fuse pose of the reclining Edo beauty, this mammoth ivory nude conveys eroticism through rhythm and negative space alone. At 85 mm long, with no props and no second figure, it distills Japanese erotic restraint into a single quiet gesture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis reclining netsuke-scale female sculpture, carved in mammoth ivory, was made for private appreciation rather than public display. The elongated horizontal pose, known as yoko-fuse, is a classical Japanese device associated with intimacy, repose and unguarded sensuality. Without narrative props or additional figures, the full emphasis falls on the human form, in keeping with refined Edo ideals of erotic restraint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bent arm supporting the head creates ease and interiority, while the extended legs emphasize continuity and flow rather than tension; the posture suggests availability without confrontation. The pose appears frequently in ukiyo-e bijin-ga and in later three-dimensional erotic miniatures. The eroticism is contemplative, inviting the viewer to linger rather than react, in line with shunga's view of pleasure as a natural human state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ivory shows a warm, translucent tone with subtle grain consistency, consistent with genuine keratinized tusk rather than substitute materials. Anatomical proportion is confident despite the narrow width, particularly in the shoulders, hips and calves, and the polish is even, without over-buffing, the mark of experienced handling and of workshop-grade artisan work rather than tourist novelty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the Showa period, erotic figural works persisted quietly at netsuke scale, allowing artists to carry shunga traditions forward despite censorship. Reclining single figures were especially favored because they could be read as decorative or classical rather than explicitly erotic, and small size, neutral expression and portability made them ideal for private collectors. The elongated format sets this piece apart from the more common kneeling or crouched figures, and it will appeal to collectors of erotic netsuke and ivory miniatures, shunga-inspired figural sculpture, mammoth ivory carving and minimalist Japanese erotic art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Erotic netsuke-scale reclining female figure (shunga-inspired figural sculpture)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Likely late Showa period (circa 1960s–1980s), referencing Edo-period reclining beauty (yoko-fuse bijin) iconography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keratinized mammoth ivory (ke-naga mammoth tusk), hand-carved and polished\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. 85 mm (L) × 17 mm (W) × 23 mm (H)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcellent, with a smooth, even polish and natural ivory patina.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo visible cracks, repairs or losses.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSurface integrity consistent with careful handling and proper aging.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWarm, translucent tone and consistent grain identify genuine keratinized mammoth tusk rather than a substitute material; late Showa dating is a stylistic attribution. Every piece is examined and documented in Japan before dispatch and is offered with the Japonista authenticity guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Returns follow our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Pieces over $1,000 may be reserved over several payments with \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-layaway-privilege-program\"\u003eLayaway Privilege™\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-related\"\u003eRelated pieces: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/edo-gold-makie-inro-flying-cranes-pines-five-case\"\u003eEdo five-case maki-e inro with cranes and pines\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/shunga-hidden-arts-mammoth-ivory-mermaid-ningyo\"\u003eMammoth ivory ningyo mermaid netsuke\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/shunga-hidden-arts-erotic-netsuke-bathing-woman-ivory-tub\"\u003eMammoth ivory bathing woman netsuke with tub\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003ePrivate Consultation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShunga and hidden arts are handled with discretion. Open a private case file for a specific artist, series or period. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-concierge-logistics-case-file\"\u003eOpen a private case file →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: reclining nude netsuke · erotic netsuke · mammoth ivory netsuke · shunga netsuke · yoko-fuse bijin carving · japanese erotic ivory carving · showa period netsuke\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Japonista","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51959759765797,"sku":null,"price":1430.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/k226-JapaneseEroticNetsukeRecliningNudeFemaleMammothIvoryFigureShungaIns_1.jpg?v=1769959786"},{"product_id":"mammoth-ivory-shunga-intimate-embrace-sculpture","title":"Shunga Intimate Embrace in Mammoth Ivory, Netsuke-Style Japanese Erotic Micro-Carving, 53 mm","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eAn embrace rendered with the candor of the Edo print and the intimacy of the netsuke: two figures interlocked in ke-naga mammoth ivory, their asymmetry and ambiguous expressions favoring psychological truth over fantasy. A small object made for private study and the hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis intimate embrace is a netsuke-style miniature erotic sculpture carved from mammoth ivory. The piece is composed in the visual and narrative language of Japanese shunga, where sexuality is rendered not as obscenity but as human vitality, humor, imbalance and intimacy. Unlike mass-produced erotic curios, it is conceived as a sculptural translation of ukiyo-e shunga into three dimensions: exaggerated anatomy, compressed bodies and interlocked limbs echo Edo-period prints, while the medium, prehistoric ivory, adds weight, permanence and collector gravity. It is a contemporary continuation of a suppressed art lineage, created for private appreciation, scholarly interest and serious collecting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figures are locked in a deliberately unidealized moment. The male form leans forward with exaggerated posture and expressive facial tension; the female figure is positioned low and turned inward, her expression intentionally ambiguous, neither idealized nor submissive. This asymmetry is essential. Shunga traditionally rejected Western erotic ideals in favor of psychological realism, humor and bodily truth, and the sculptor preserves that stance by exaggerating proportion and gesture, creating tension rather than fantasy. The scene reads as human, awkward, intimate and alive, precisely the qualities Edo-period artists used to distinguish shunga from pornography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe material is deliberate. Ke-naga mammoth ivory offers density and fine grain comparable to elephant ivory, is legally collectible and historically favored by modern master carvers, and its naturally aged coloration enhances visual depth and warmth. The carving shows controlled undercutting in confined negative spaces, smooth anatomical transitions without tool chatter, and a polished yet organic surface that preserves the natural character of the ivory: collector-grade micro-carving rather than decorative export craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErotic art in Japan survived centuries of censorship by existing outside public space, kept in drawers, sleeves, boxes and private collections. Shunga was rarely destroyed for moral reasons; it was hidden, exchanged quietly and reinterpreted by later generations. In the modern period, three-dimensional works such as this emerge as post-censorship artifacts that reclaim forbidden imagery through craftsmanship rather than provocation, and they exist because knowledge passed hand to hand, not institution to institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sculpture is not about shock but about continuity, the persistence of human intimacy as an artistic subject even when suppressed. It stands at the intersection of ancient material, Edo-period visual language and the modern reclamation of hidden art, and that convergence gives it lasting value. Its size, material and explicit clarity suit private study collections, curated cabinets and scholarly reference, and it will speak to collectors of shunga and hidden erotic arts, of netsuke and miniature carving, of mammoth ivory micro-sculpture, and of objects excluded from public museum narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Modern carving (late 20th–early 21st century), executed in classical Edo-period shunga visual language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ke-naga mammoth ivory (woolly mammoth tusk)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. 53 mm (H) × 28 mm (W) × 36 mm (D)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shunga-inspired erotic sculpture; figural carving of an explicit coupling scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcellent surface condition; no notable chips, cracks or structural damage observed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural tonal variation consistent with mammoth ivory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlease refer to the photographs for the exact state.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarved in ke-naga (woolly) mammoth ivory; the late 20th to early 21st century dating is stylistic, and no carver is named. Every piece is examined and documented in Japan before dispatch and is offered with the Japonista authenticity guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Returns follow our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Pieces over $1,000 may be reserved over several payments with \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-layaway-privilege-program\"\u003eLayaway Privilege™\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-related\"\u003eRelated pieces: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mammoth-ivory-shunga-erotic-sculpture\"\u003eExplicit shunga couple sculpture in mammoth ivory\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/japanese-shunga-mammoth-ivory-lovers-carving\"\u003eMammoth ivory classical lovers shunga carving\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mammoth-ivory-shunga-layered-bodies-figurine\"\u003eLayered bodies shunga figurine in mammoth ivory\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003ePrivate Consultation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShunga and hidden arts are handled with discretion. Open a private case file for a specific artist, series or period. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-concierge-logistics-case-file\"\u003eOpen a private case file →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: shunga embrace sculpture · netsuke style shunga · mammoth ivory netsuke · japanese erotic micro carving · erotic netsuke couple · shunga ivory figure · hidden arts sculpture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Japonista","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51960172314917,"sku":"k331","price":2350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/k331-MammothIvoryShungaEroticSculpture_ExplicitCoupleScene_JapaneseMicro-CarvingArt_1.jpg?v=1769991951"},{"product_id":"japanese-shunga-mammoth-ivory-lovers-carving","title":"Shunga Mammoth Ivory Carving of a Classical Lovers Scene, Erotic Miniature Sculpture, Modern Japan","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA classical lovers scene in the manner of Edo shunga, carved in ke-naga mammoth ivory at a scale that fits the palm. Its frank, unidealized figures continue the print tradition's preference for human truth over fantasy, translated into modern micro-sculpture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis miniature erotic sculpture, carved from mammoth ivory, depicts a classical lovers scene. Composed in the visual and narrative language of Japanese shunga, where sexuality is rendered not as obscenity but as human vitality, humor, imbalance and intimacy, it translates ukiyo-e shunga into three dimensions: exaggerated anatomy, compressed bodies and interlocked limbs echo Edo-period prints, while the prehistoric ivory lends weight and permanence. It is a contemporary continuation of a suppressed art lineage, made for private appreciation, scholarly interest and serious collecting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figures are held in a deliberately unidealized moment. The male form leans forward with exaggerated posture and expressive facial tension; the female figure is positioned low and turned inward, her expression intentionally ambiguous, neither idealized nor submissive. That asymmetry is essential: shunga traditionally set aside Western erotic ideals in favor of psychological realism, humor and bodily truth, and the sculptor preserves this through exaggerated proportion and gesture. The scene reads as human, awkward, intimate and alive, the very qualities Edo-period artists used to distinguish shunga from pornography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKe-naga mammoth ivory offers density and fine grain comparable to elephant ivory, is legally collectible and has been favored by modern master carvers, and its naturally aged coloration adds depth and warmth. The carving shows controlled undercutting in confined negative spaces, smooth anatomical transitions without tool chatter, and a polished yet organic surface that preserves the ivory's natural character, placing it within collector-grade micro-carving rather than decorative export craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErotic art in Japan survived centuries of censorship by living outside public space, kept in drawers, sleeves, boxes and private collections; shunga was rarely destroyed for moral reasons but hidden, exchanged quietly and reinterpreted by later generations. Three-dimensional works such as this emerge in the modern period as post-censorship artifacts, reclaiming forbidden imagery through craftsmanship rather than provocation, and they exist because knowledge passed hand to hand rather than institution to institution. Its size, material and explicit clarity suit private study collections, curated cabinets and scholarly reference, and it will speak to collectors of shunga and hidden erotic arts, netsuke and miniature carving, mammoth ivory micro-sculpture, and objects excluded from public museum narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shunga-inspired erotic sculpture; figural carving (explicit coupling scene)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Modern carving (late 20th century–early 21st century), executed in classical Edo-period shunga visual language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ke-naga mammoth ivory (woolly mammoth tusk)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. 53 mm (height) × 28 mm (width) × 36 mm (depth)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcellent surface condition; no notable chips, cracks or structural damage observed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural tonal variation consistent with mammoth ivory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRefer to the photographs for the exact state.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarved in ke-naga (woolly) mammoth tusk, with natural tonal variation characteristic of the material; dating to the late 20th or early 21st century is stylistic. Every piece is examined and documented in Japan before dispatch and is offered with the Japonista authenticity guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Returns follow our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Pieces over $1,000 may be reserved over several payments with \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-layaway-privilege-program\"\u003eLayaway Privilege™\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-related\"\u003eRelated pieces: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mammoth-ivory-shunga-erotic-sculpture\"\u003eExplicit shunga couple sculpture in mammoth ivory\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mammoth-ivory-shunga-intimate-embrace-sculpture\"\u003eShunga intimate embrace in mammoth ivory\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mammoth-ivory-shunga-layered-bodies-figurine\"\u003eLayered bodies shunga figurine in mammoth ivory\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003ePrivate Consultation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShunga and hidden arts are handled with discretion. Open a private case file for a specific artist, series or period. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-concierge-logistics-case-file\"\u003eOpen a private case file →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: shunga lovers carving · mammoth ivory shunga · japanese erotic miniature sculpture · shunga ivory sculpture · edo style erotic carving · erotic micro carving · modern shunga art\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Japonista","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51960225595685,"sku":"k342","price":2350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/k342-JapaneseShungaMammothIvoryCarving_ClassicalLoversScene_EroticMiniatureSculpture_1.jpg?v=1769993272"},{"product_id":"mammoth-ivory-shunga-layered-bodies-figurine","title":"Shunga Figurine of Layered Bodies, Hand-Carved Woolly Mammoth Ivory, Japanese Erotic Sculpture, 53 mm","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eBodies stacked and interlocked within a few centimeters of ivory: this figurine compresses an Edo shunga composition into a form small enough to cup in the palm. Hand-carved in woolly mammoth ivory, it pairs exaggerated anatomy with controlled undercutting, a sculptor's answer to the woodblock print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis figurine of layered bodies is a miniature erotic sculpture carved from mammoth ivory. The piece is composed in the visual and narrative language of Japanese shunga, where sexuality is rendered not as obscenity but as human vitality, humor, imbalance and intimacy. Unlike mass-produced erotic curios, it is conceived as a sculptural translation of ukiyo-e shunga into three dimensions: exaggerated anatomy, compressed bodies and interlocked limbs echo Edo-period prints, while the medium, prehistoric ivory, adds weight, permanence and collector gravity. It is a contemporary continuation of a suppressed art lineage, created for private appreciation, scholarly interest and serious collecting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figures are locked in a deliberately unidealized moment. The male form leans forward with exaggerated posture and expressive facial tension; the female figure is positioned low and turned inward, her expression intentionally ambiguous, neither idealized nor submissive. This asymmetry is essential. Shunga traditionally rejected Western erotic ideals in favor of psychological realism, humor and bodily truth, and the sculptor preserves that stance by exaggerating proportion and gesture, creating tension rather than fantasy. The scene reads as human, awkward, intimate and alive, precisely the qualities Edo-period artists used to distinguish shunga from pornography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe material is deliberate. Ke-naga mammoth ivory offers density and fine grain comparable to elephant ivory, is legally collectible and historically favored by modern master carvers, and its naturally aged coloration enhances visual depth and warmth. The carving shows controlled undercutting in confined negative spaces, smooth anatomical transitions without tool chatter, and a polished yet organic surface that preserves the natural character of the ivory: collector-grade micro-carving rather than decorative export craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErotic art in Japan survived centuries of censorship by existing outside public space, kept in drawers, sleeves, boxes and private collections. Shunga was rarely destroyed for moral reasons; it was hidden, exchanged quietly and reinterpreted by later generations. In the modern period, three-dimensional works such as this emerge as post-censorship artifacts that reclaim forbidden imagery through craftsmanship rather than provocation, and they exist because knowledge passed hand to hand, not institution to institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sculpture is not about shock but about continuity, the persistence of human intimacy as an artistic subject even when suppressed. It stands at the intersection of ancient material, Edo-period visual language and the modern reclamation of hidden art, and that convergence gives it lasting value. Its size, material and explicit clarity suit private study collections, curated cabinets and scholarly reference, and it will speak to collectors of shunga and hidden erotic arts, of netsuke and miniature carving, of mammoth ivory micro-sculpture, and of objects excluded from public museum narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Modern carving (late 20th–early 21st century), executed in classical Edo-period shunga visual language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ke-naga mammoth ivory (woolly mammoth tusk)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. 53 mm (H) × 28 mm (W) × 36 mm (D)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shunga-inspired erotic sculpture; figural carving of an explicit coupling scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcellent surface condition; no notable chips, cracks or structural damage observed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural tonal variation consistent with mammoth ivory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlease refer to the photographs for the exact state.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarved in ke-naga (woolly) mammoth ivory; the late 20th to early 21st century dating is stylistic, and no carver is named. Every piece is examined and documented in Japan before dispatch and is offered with the Japonista authenticity guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Returns follow our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Pieces over $1,000 may be reserved over several payments with \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-layaway-privilege-program\"\u003eLayaway Privilege™\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-related\"\u003eRelated pieces: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mammoth-ivory-shunga-erotic-sculpture\"\u003eExplicit shunga couple sculpture in mammoth ivory\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mammoth-ivory-shunga-intimate-embrace-sculpture\"\u003eShunga intimate embrace in mammoth ivory\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/japanese-shunga-mammoth-ivory-lovers-carving\"\u003eMammoth ivory classical lovers shunga carving\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003ePrivate Consultation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShunga and hidden arts are handled with discretion. Open a private case file for a specific artist, series or period. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-concierge-logistics-case-file\"\u003eOpen a private case file →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: shunga figurine · mammoth ivory figurine · japanese erotic figurine · hand carved shunga · erotic netsuke · ivory micro carving japan · shunga sculpture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Japonista","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51960227037477,"sku":null,"price":2350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/k401-MammothIvoryEroticShungaFigurine_LayeredBodies_JapaneseHand-CarvedArt_1.jpg?v=1769993383"},{"product_id":"japanese-mammoth-ivory-shunga-reclining-lovers","title":"Shunga Sculpture of Reclining Lovers in Mammoth Ivory, Erotic Micro-Art, Modern Japanese Carving","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eReclining lovers in ke-naga mammoth ivory, carved at miniature scale in the visual language of Edo shunga. Exaggerated gesture and compressed form give the scene its candor and humor, a modern continuation of an erotic tradition that survived by passing quietly from hand to hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis miniature erotic sculpture of reclining lovers is carved from mammoth ivory. Composed in the visual and narrative language of Japanese shunga, where sexuality is rendered not as obscenity but as human vitality, humor, imbalance and intimacy, it translates ukiyo-e shunga into three dimensions: exaggerated anatomy, compressed bodies and interlocked limbs echo Edo-period prints, while the prehistoric ivory lends weight and permanence. It is a contemporary continuation of a suppressed art lineage, made for private appreciation, scholarly interest and serious collecting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figures are held in a deliberately unidealized moment. The male form leans forward with exaggerated posture and expressive facial tension; the female figure is positioned low and turned inward, her expression intentionally ambiguous, neither idealized nor submissive. That asymmetry is essential: shunga traditionally set aside Western erotic ideals in favor of psychological realism, humor and bodily truth, and the sculptor preserves this through exaggerated proportion and gesture. The scene reads as human, awkward, intimate and alive, the very qualities Edo-period artists used to distinguish shunga from pornography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKe-naga mammoth ivory offers density and fine grain comparable to elephant ivory, is legally collectible and has been favored by modern master carvers, and its naturally aged coloration adds depth and warmth. The carving shows controlled undercutting in confined negative spaces, smooth anatomical transitions without tool chatter, and a polished yet organic surface that preserves the ivory's natural character, placing it within collector-grade micro-carving rather than decorative export craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErotic art in Japan survived centuries of censorship by living outside public space, kept in drawers, sleeves, boxes and private collections; shunga was rarely destroyed for moral reasons but hidden, exchanged quietly and reinterpreted by later generations. Three-dimensional works such as this emerge in the modern period as post-censorship artifacts, reclaiming forbidden imagery through craftsmanship rather than provocation, and they exist because knowledge passed hand to hand rather than institution to institution. Its size, material and explicit clarity suit private study collections, curated cabinets and scholarly reference, and it will speak to collectors of shunga and hidden erotic arts, netsuke and miniature carving, mammoth ivory micro-sculpture, and objects excluded from public museum narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shunga-inspired erotic sculpture; figural carving (explicit coupling scene)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Modern carving (late 20th century–early 21st century), executed in classical Edo-period shunga visual language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ke-naga mammoth ivory (woolly mammoth tusk)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. 53 mm (height) × 28 mm (width) × 36 mm (depth)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcellent surface condition; no notable chips, cracks or structural damage observed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural tonal variation consistent with mammoth ivory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRefer to the photographs for the exact state.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarved in ke-naga (woolly) mammoth tusk, with natural tonal variation characteristic of the material; dating to the late 20th or early 21st century is stylistic. Every piece is examined and documented in Japan before dispatch and is offered with the Japonista authenticity guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Returns follow our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Pieces over $1,000 may be reserved over several payments with \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-layaway-privilege-program\"\u003eLayaway Privilege™\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-related\"\u003eRelated pieces: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mammoth-ivory-shunga-erotic-sculpture\"\u003eExplicit shunga couple sculpture in mammoth ivory\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mammoth-ivory-shunga-intimate-embrace-sculpture\"\u003eShunga intimate embrace in mammoth ivory\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/japanese-shunga-mammoth-ivory-lovers-carving\"\u003eMammoth ivory classical lovers shunga carving\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003ePrivate Consultation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShunga and hidden arts are handled with discretion. Open a private case file for a specific artist, series or period. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-concierge-logistics-case-file\"\u003eOpen a private case file →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: reclining lovers shunga · shunga sculpture · mammoth ivory erotic carving · japanese erotic micro art · shunga ivory carving · erotic netsuke style sculpture · modern shunga carving\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Japonista","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51960227201317,"sku":"k392","price":2350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/k392-JapaneseMammothIvoryShungaSculpture_RecliningLovers_EroticMicro-Art_1.jpg?v=1769993507"},{"product_id":"mammoth-ivory-shunga-dynamic-couple-carving","title":"Shunga Couple in Dynamic Pose, Mammoth Ivory Micro-Carving, Netsuke-Scale Japanese Erotic Sculpture, 53 mm","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eMovement drives this miniature: a couple caught mid-gesture, carved in ke-naga mammoth ivory in the exaggerated, humorous language of Edo shunga. Asymmetric and deliberately unidealized, the composition translates the energy of the ukiyo-e print into a three-dimensional object meant for the hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis dynamic couple pose is a miniature erotic sculpture carved from mammoth ivory. The piece is composed in the visual and narrative language of Japanese shunga, where sexuality is rendered not as obscenity but as human vitality, humor, imbalance and intimacy. Unlike mass-produced erotic curios, it is conceived as a sculptural translation of ukiyo-e shunga into three dimensions: exaggerated anatomy, compressed bodies and interlocked limbs echo Edo-period prints, while the medium, prehistoric ivory, adds weight, permanence and collector gravity. It is a contemporary continuation of a suppressed art lineage, created for private appreciation, scholarly interest and serious collecting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figures are locked in a deliberately unidealized moment. The male form leans forward with exaggerated posture and expressive facial tension; the female figure is positioned low and turned inward, her expression intentionally ambiguous, neither idealized nor submissive. This asymmetry is essential. Shunga traditionally rejected Western erotic ideals in favor of psychological realism, humor and bodily truth, and the sculptor preserves that stance by exaggerating proportion and gesture, creating tension rather than fantasy. The scene reads as human, awkward, intimate and alive, precisely the qualities Edo-period artists used to distinguish shunga from pornography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe material is deliberate. Ke-naga mammoth ivory offers density and fine grain comparable to elephant ivory, is legally collectible and historically favored by modern master carvers, and its naturally aged coloration enhances visual depth and warmth. The carving shows controlled undercutting in confined negative spaces, smooth anatomical transitions without tool chatter, and a polished yet organic surface that preserves the natural character of the ivory: collector-grade micro-carving rather than decorative export craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErotic art in Japan survived centuries of censorship by existing outside public space, kept in drawers, sleeves, boxes and private collections. Shunga was rarely destroyed for moral reasons; it was hidden, exchanged quietly and reinterpreted by later generations. In the modern period, three-dimensional works such as this emerge as post-censorship artifacts that reclaim forbidden imagery through craftsmanship rather than provocation, and they exist because knowledge passed hand to hand, not institution to institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sculpture is not about shock but about continuity, the persistence of human intimacy as an artistic subject even when suppressed. It stands at the intersection of ancient material, Edo-period visual language and the modern reclamation of hidden art, and that convergence gives it lasting value. Its size, material and explicit clarity suit private study collections, curated cabinets and scholarly reference, and it will speak to collectors of shunga and hidden erotic arts, of netsuke and miniature carving, of mammoth ivory micro-sculpture, and of objects excluded from public museum narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Modern carving (late 20th–early 21st century), executed in classical Edo-period shunga visual language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ke-naga mammoth ivory (woolly mammoth tusk)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. 53 mm (H) × 28 mm (W) × 36 mm (D)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shunga-inspired erotic sculpture; figural carving of an explicit coupling scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcellent surface condition; no notable chips, cracks or structural damage observed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural tonal variation consistent with mammoth ivory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlease refer to the photographs for the exact state.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarved in ke-naga (woolly) mammoth ivory; the late 20th to early 21st century dating is stylistic, and no carver is named. Every piece is examined and documented in Japan before dispatch and is offered with the Japonista authenticity guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Returns follow our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Pieces over $1,000 may be reserved over several payments with \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-layaway-privilege-program\"\u003eLayaway Privilege™\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-related\"\u003eRelated pieces: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mammoth-ivory-shunga-erotic-sculpture\"\u003eExplicit shunga couple sculpture in mammoth ivory\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mammoth-ivory-shunga-intimate-embrace-sculpture\"\u003eShunga intimate embrace in mammoth ivory\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/japanese-shunga-mammoth-ivory-lovers-carving\"\u003eMammoth ivory classical lovers shunga carving\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003ePrivate Consultation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShunga and hidden arts are handled with discretion. 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The composition is balanced and dense, a modern micro-carving that treats intimacy with the candor and wit of the floating world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis miniature erotic sculpture, carved from mammoth ivory, is composed around intertwined figures. Composed in the visual and narrative language of Japanese shunga, where sexuality is rendered not as obscenity but as human vitality, humor, imbalance and intimacy, it translates ukiyo-e shunga into three dimensions: exaggerated anatomy, compressed bodies and interlocked limbs echo Edo-period prints, while the prehistoric ivory lends weight and permanence. It is a contemporary continuation of a suppressed art lineage, made for private appreciation, scholarly interest and serious collecting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figures are held in a deliberately unidealized moment. The male form leans forward with exaggerated posture and expressive facial tension; the female figure is positioned low and turned inward, her expression intentionally ambiguous, neither idealized nor submissive. That asymmetry is essential: shunga traditionally set aside Western erotic ideals in favor of psychological realism, humor and bodily truth, and the sculptor preserves this through exaggerated proportion and gesture. The scene reads as human, awkward, intimate and alive, the very qualities Edo-period artists used to distinguish shunga from pornography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKe-naga mammoth ivory offers density and fine grain comparable to elephant ivory, is legally collectible and has been favored by modern master carvers, and its naturally aged coloration adds depth and warmth. The carving shows controlled undercutting in confined negative spaces, smooth anatomical transitions without tool chatter, and a polished yet organic surface that preserves the ivory's natural character, placing it within collector-grade micro-carving rather than decorative export craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErotic art in Japan survived centuries of censorship by living outside public space, kept in drawers, sleeves, boxes and private collections; shunga was rarely destroyed for moral reasons but hidden, exchanged quietly and reinterpreted by later generations. Three-dimensional works such as this emerge in the modern period as post-censorship artifacts, reclaiming forbidden imagery through craftsmanship rather than provocation, and they exist because knowledge passed hand to hand rather than institution to institution. Its size, material and explicit clarity suit private study collections, curated cabinets and scholarly reference, and it will speak to collectors of shunga and hidden erotic arts, netsuke and miniature carving, mammoth ivory micro-sculpture, and objects excluded from public museum narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shunga-inspired erotic sculpture; figural carving (explicit coupling scene)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Modern carving (late 20th century–early 21st century), executed in classical Edo-period shunga visual language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ke-naga mammoth ivory (woolly mammoth tusk)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. 53 mm (height) × 28 mm (width) × 36 mm (depth)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcellent surface condition; no notable chips, cracks or structural damage observed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural tonal variation consistent with mammoth ivory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRefer to the photographs for the exact state.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarved in ke-naga (woolly) mammoth tusk, with natural tonal variation characteristic of the material; dating to the late 20th or early 21st century is stylistic. Every piece is examined and documented in Japan before dispatch and is offered with the Japonista authenticity guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Returns follow our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Pieces over $1,000 may be reserved over several payments with \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-layaway-privilege-program\"\u003eLayaway Privilege™\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-related\"\u003eRelated pieces: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mammoth-ivory-shunga-erotic-sculpture\"\u003eExplicit shunga couple sculpture in mammoth ivory\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mammoth-ivory-shunga-intimate-embrace-sculpture\"\u003eShunga intimate embrace in mammoth ivory\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/japanese-shunga-mammoth-ivory-lovers-carving\"\u003eMammoth ivory classical lovers shunga carving\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003ePrivate Consultation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShunga and hidden arts are handled with discretion. Open a private case file for a specific artist, series or period. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-concierge-logistics-case-file\"\u003eOpen a private case file →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: intertwined figures shunga · shunga sculpture · mammoth ivory erotic carving · japanese erotic sculpture · shunga ivory carving · erotic micro carving · modern shunga art\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Japonista","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51960227987749,"sku":"k394","price":2350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/k394-JapaneseShungaEroticSculptureinMammothIvory_IntertwinedFiguresComposition_1.jpg?v=1769993715"},{"product_id":"mammoth-ivory-japanese-shunga-multifigure","title":"Mammoth Ivory Shunga Carving, Multi-Figure Samurai \u0026 Geisha Erotic Scene, Modern Japanese Sculpture","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eSamurai and geisha meet in a multi-figure shunga scene carved in ke-naga mammoth ivory. Dense, balanced and deliberately unidealized, the composition carries the humor and candor of Edo erotic prints into a modern sculpture small enough to hold in the hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis miniature erotic sculpture, carved from mammoth ivory, presents a multi-figure scene of samurai and geisha. Composed in the visual and narrative language of Japanese shunga, where sexuality is rendered not as obscenity but as human vitality, humor, imbalance and intimacy, it translates ukiyo-e shunga into three dimensions: exaggerated anatomy, compressed bodies and interlocked limbs echo Edo-period prints, while the prehistoric ivory lends weight and permanence. It is a contemporary continuation of a suppressed art lineage, made for private appreciation, scholarly interest and serious collecting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figures are held in a deliberately unidealized moment. The male form leans forward with exaggerated posture and expressive facial tension; the female figure is positioned low and turned inward, her expression intentionally ambiguous, neither idealized nor submissive. That asymmetry is essential: shunga traditionally set aside Western erotic ideals in favor of psychological realism, humor and bodily truth, and the sculptor preserves this through exaggerated proportion and gesture. The scene reads as human, awkward, intimate and alive, the very qualities Edo-period artists used to distinguish shunga from pornography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKe-naga mammoth ivory offers density and fine grain comparable to elephant ivory, is legally collectible and has been favored by modern master carvers, and its naturally aged coloration adds depth and warmth. The carving shows controlled undercutting in confined negative spaces, smooth anatomical transitions without tool chatter, and a polished yet organic surface that preserves the ivory's natural character, placing it within collector-grade micro-carving rather than decorative export craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErotic art in Japan survived centuries of censorship by living outside public space, kept in drawers, sleeves, boxes and private collections; shunga was rarely destroyed for moral reasons but hidden, exchanged quietly and reinterpreted by later generations. Three-dimensional works such as this emerge in the modern period as post-censorship artifacts, reclaiming forbidden imagery through craftsmanship rather than provocation, and they exist because knowledge passed hand to hand rather than institution to institution. Its size, material and explicit clarity suit private study collections, curated cabinets and scholarly reference, and it will speak to collectors of shunga and hidden erotic arts, netsuke and miniature carving, mammoth ivory micro-sculpture, and objects excluded from public museum narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shunga-inspired erotic sculpture; figural carving (explicit coupling scene)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Modern carving (late 20th century–early 21st century), executed in classical Edo-period shunga visual language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ke-naga mammoth ivory (woolly mammoth tusk)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. 53 mm (height) × 28 mm (width) × 36 mm (depth)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcellent surface condition; no notable chips, cracks or structural damage observed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural tonal variation consistent with mammoth ivory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRefer to the photographs for the exact state.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarved in ke-naga (woolly) mammoth tusk, with natural tonal variation characteristic of the material; dating to the late 20th or early 21st century is stylistic. Every piece is examined and documented in Japan before dispatch and is offered with the Japonista authenticity guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Returns follow our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Pieces over $1,000 may be reserved over several payments with \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-layaway-privilege-program\"\u003eLayaway Privilege™\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-related\"\u003eRelated pieces: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mammoth-ivory-shunga-erotic-sculpture\"\u003eExplicit shunga couple sculpture in mammoth ivory\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mammoth-ivory-shunga-intimate-embrace-sculpture\"\u003eShunga intimate embrace in mammoth ivory\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/japanese-shunga-mammoth-ivory-lovers-carving\"\u003eMammoth ivory classical lovers shunga carving\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003ePrivate Consultation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShunga and hidden arts are handled with discretion. Open a private case file for a specific artist, series or period. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-concierge-logistics-case-file\"\u003eOpen a private case file →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: samurai geisha shunga · shunga sculpture · mammoth ivory erotic carving · multi figure shunga carving · japanese erotic sculpture · shunga ivory carving · modern shunga art\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Japonista","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51960228446501,"sku":"k341","price":2350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/k341-MammothIvoryJapaneseShungaCarving_Multi-FigureEroticScene_CollectorSculpture_2.jpg?v=1769993818"},{"product_id":"japanese-erotic-shunga-mammoth-ivory-sculpture","title":"Shunga Erotic Sculpture in Mammoth Ivory, Hand-Carved Intimacy Scene, Modern Japanese Micro-Carving","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eAn intimacy scene carved in ke-naga mammoth ivory, rendering shunga's frank, humorous view of desire in three dimensions. Barely 53 mm high, it carries the Edo print tradition into modern micro-carving, made for private study rather than display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis miniature erotic sculpture, carved from mammoth ivory, presents an intimacy scene. Composed in the visual and narrative language of Japanese shunga, where sexuality is rendered not as obscenity but as human vitality, humor, imbalance and intimacy, it translates ukiyo-e shunga into three dimensions: exaggerated anatomy, compressed bodies and interlocked limbs echo Edo-period prints, while the prehistoric ivory lends weight and permanence. It is a contemporary continuation of a suppressed art lineage, made for private appreciation, scholarly interest and serious collecting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figures are held in a deliberately unidealized moment. The male form leans forward with exaggerated posture and expressive facial tension; the female figure is positioned low and turned inward, her expression intentionally ambiguous, neither idealized nor submissive. That asymmetry is essential: shunga traditionally set aside Western erotic ideals in favor of psychological realism, humor and bodily truth, and the sculptor preserves this through exaggerated proportion and gesture. The scene reads as human, awkward, intimate and alive, the very qualities Edo-period artists used to distinguish shunga from pornography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKe-naga mammoth ivory offers density and fine grain comparable to elephant ivory, is legally collectible and has been favored by modern master carvers, and its naturally aged coloration adds depth and warmth. The carving shows controlled undercutting in confined negative spaces, smooth anatomical transitions without tool chatter, and a polished yet organic surface that preserves the ivory's natural character, placing it within collector-grade micro-carving rather than decorative export craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErotic art in Japan survived centuries of censorship by living outside public space, kept in drawers, sleeves, boxes and private collections; shunga was rarely destroyed for moral reasons but hidden, exchanged quietly and reinterpreted by later generations. Three-dimensional works such as this emerge in the modern period as post-censorship artifacts, reclaiming forbidden imagery through craftsmanship rather than provocation, and they exist because knowledge passed hand to hand rather than institution to institution. Its size, material and explicit clarity suit private study collections, curated cabinets and scholarly reference, and it will speak to collectors of shunga and hidden erotic arts, netsuke and miniature carving, mammoth ivory micro-sculpture, and objects excluded from public museum narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shunga-inspired erotic sculpture; figural carving (explicit coupling scene)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Modern carving (late 20th century–early 21st century), executed in classical Edo-period shunga visual language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ke-naga mammoth ivory (woolly mammoth tusk)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. 53 mm (height) × 28 mm (width) × 36 mm (depth)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcellent surface condition; no notable chips, cracks or structural damage observed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural tonal variation consistent with mammoth ivory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRefer to the photographs for the exact state.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarved in ke-naga (woolly) mammoth tusk, with natural tonal variation characteristic of the material; dating to the late 20th or early 21st century is stylistic. Every piece is examined and documented in Japan before dispatch and is offered with the Japonista authenticity guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Returns follow our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Pieces over $1,000 may be reserved over several payments with \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-layaway-privilege-program\"\u003eLayaway Privilege™\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-related\"\u003eRelated pieces: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mammoth-ivory-shunga-erotic-sculpture\"\u003eExplicit shunga couple sculpture in mammoth ivory\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mammoth-ivory-shunga-intimate-embrace-sculpture\"\u003eShunga intimate embrace in mammoth ivory\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/japanese-shunga-mammoth-ivory-lovers-carving\"\u003eMammoth ivory classical lovers shunga carving\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003ePrivate Consultation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShunga and hidden arts are handled with discretion. Open a private case file for a specific artist, series or period. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-concierge-logistics-case-file\"\u003eOpen a private case file →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: shunga sculpture · mammoth ivory erotic carving · japanese erotic sculpture · shunga ivory carving · erotic micro carving · shunga coupling scene · modern shunga art\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Japonista","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51960228839717,"sku":"k340","price":2350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/k340-JapaneseEroticShungaSculpture_MammothIvoryHand-CarvedIntimacyScene_1.jpg?v=1769994023"},{"product_id":"mammoth-ivory-shunga-miniature-collector-sculpture","title":"Collector-Grade Shunga Miniature Sculpture, Mammoth Ivory Erotic Carving, Modern Edo Revival, 53 mm","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eFew erotic carvings capture the wit and candor of an Edo print in three dimensions; this 53 mm sculpture in ke-naga mammoth ivory does. Its two figures, one pressing forward, one turned inward with an unreadable expression, carry shunga's grammar of exaggeration and psychological truth, finished with the clean undercutting of a serious miniature carver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis miniature is an erotic sculpture carved from mammoth ivory. The piece is composed in the visual and narrative language of Japanese shunga, where sexuality is rendered not as obscenity but as human vitality, humor, imbalance and intimacy. Unlike mass-produced erotic curios, it is conceived as a sculptural translation of ukiyo-e shunga into three dimensions: exaggerated anatomy, compressed bodies and interlocked limbs echo Edo-period prints, while the medium, prehistoric ivory, adds weight, permanence and collector gravity. It is a contemporary continuation of a suppressed art lineage, created for private appreciation, scholarly interest and serious collecting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figures are locked in a deliberately unidealized moment. The male form leans forward with exaggerated posture and expressive facial tension; the female figure is positioned low and turned inward, her expression intentionally ambiguous, neither idealized nor submissive. This asymmetry is essential. Shunga traditionally rejected Western erotic ideals in favor of psychological realism, humor and bodily truth, and the sculptor preserves that stance by exaggerating proportion and gesture, creating tension rather than fantasy. The scene reads as human, awkward, intimate and alive, precisely the qualities Edo-period artists used to distinguish shunga from pornography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe material is deliberate. Ke-naga mammoth ivory offers density and fine grain comparable to elephant ivory, is legally collectible and historically favored by modern master carvers, and its naturally aged coloration enhances visual depth and warmth. The carving shows controlled undercutting in confined negative spaces, smooth anatomical transitions without tool chatter, and a polished yet organic surface that preserves the natural character of the ivory: collector-grade micro-carving rather than decorative export craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErotic art in Japan survived centuries of censorship by existing outside public space, kept in drawers, sleeves, boxes and private collections. Shunga was rarely destroyed for moral reasons; it was hidden, exchanged quietly and reinterpreted by later generations. In the modern period, three-dimensional works such as this emerge as post-censorship artifacts that reclaim forbidden imagery through craftsmanship rather than provocation, and they exist because knowledge passed hand to hand, not institution to institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sculpture is not about shock but about continuity, the persistence of human intimacy as an artistic subject even when suppressed. It stands at the intersection of ancient material, Edo-period visual language and the modern reclamation of hidden art, and that convergence gives it lasting value. Its size, material and explicit clarity suit private study collections, curated cabinets and scholarly reference, and it will speak to collectors of shunga and hidden erotic arts, of netsuke and miniature carving, of mammoth ivory micro-sculpture, and of objects excluded from public museum narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Modern carving (late 20th–early 21st century), executed in classical Edo-period shunga visual language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ke-naga mammoth ivory (woolly mammoth tusk)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. 53 mm (H) × 28 mm (W) × 36 mm (D)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shunga-inspired erotic sculpture; figural carving of an explicit coupling scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcellent surface condition; no notable chips, cracks or structural damage observed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural tonal variation consistent with mammoth ivory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlease refer to the photographs for the exact state.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarved in ke-naga (woolly) mammoth ivory; the late 20th to early 21st century dating is stylistic, and no carver is named. Every piece is examined and documented in Japan before dispatch and is offered with the Japonista authenticity guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Returns follow our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Pieces over $1,000 may be reserved over several payments with \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-layaway-privilege-program\"\u003eLayaway Privilege™\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-related\"\u003eRelated pieces: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mammoth-ivory-shunga-erotic-sculpture\"\u003eExplicit shunga couple sculpture in mammoth ivory\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mammoth-ivory-shunga-intimate-embrace-sculpture\"\u003eShunga intimate embrace in mammoth ivory\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/japanese-shunga-mammoth-ivory-lovers-carving\"\u003eMammoth ivory classical lovers shunga carving\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Hidden Arts\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003ePrivate Consultation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShunga and hidden arts are handled with discretion. Open a private case file for a specific artist, series or period. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-concierge-logistics-case-file\"\u003eOpen a private case file →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: shunga miniature sculpture · mammoth ivory miniature · collector grade netsuke · japanese erotic miniature · shunga ivory carving · erotic micro carving · hidden arts japan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Japonista","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51960229101861,"sku":"k343","price":2350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/MammothIvoryShungaMiniatureSculptureJapaneseEroticArtCollectorPiece_5.jpg?v=1769994262"},{"product_id":"kinbaku-irezumi-shunga-netsuke-kneeling-rope-bound-beauty-with-full-body-peony-tattoo-mammoth-tusk","title":"Irezumi Shunga Netsuke, Japanese Traditional Kinbaku Shibari Rope BDSM Play, Kneeling Bound Beauty with Peony Tattoo, Mammoth Tusk","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eThe summit of this cabinet: a kneeling beauty bound in fine rope, her whole body worked as a canvas of tattooed peonies, carved in the round at a height of under five centimetres.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-note\"\u003eThis piece belongs to the private room of the house and is shown to adults only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe kneels upright with both arms folded behind her head, the pose of a figure offered to the gaze, while a cord no thicker than a thread crosses the torso in the ordered diamonds of kinbaku, the Japanese art of decorative rope. The carver has cut every strand in relief and then engraved the skin beneath it, so that rope and tattoo read as two separate layers on a surface smaller than a thumb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tattoo is the marvel. Orange peonies, green leaves and blue wave bands run from shoulder to ankle in stained and ink-filled engraving, front and back, with the hair dressed in grey-black strands and the face left in the pale, luminous tone of the tusk. Turned on its side the figure shows a red seal signature at the knee and continues its pattern across every hidden surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIconography and Meaning\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKinbaku grew from hojojutsu, the Edo constable's rope craft, into a theatre of beauty and restraint, and it met irezumi, the full-body tattoo of firemen and gamblers, in the prints of Yoshitoshi and later in the paintings of Ito Seiu. The peony is the king of flowers and the classic companion of courage in tattoo iconography. Seen together they make this one of the most Japanese of all erotic images: severity and ornament in a single body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNetsuke were the first Japanese objects that the collectors of nineteenth-century Paris and London fell in love with: the Goncourt brothers, Siegfried Bing and the circle around the Impressionists kept them in their pockets and wrote of them as sculpture complete in miniature. That first wave of Japonisme has never really ended, and a carving of this quality shows why.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Katabori netsuke, carved in the round\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bound kneeling beauty with full-body tattoo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Woolly mammoth tusk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand carving, staining and ink engraving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ivory white with orange, green, blue and black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 31 mm (1.2 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32 mm (1.3 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 49 mm (1.9 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Contemporary, in the classical tradition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMade in:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasured by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo conspicuous marks, chips or repairs are recorded.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStaining and ink engraving are bright, and the polish is even.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery photograph is part of the description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eA (excellent)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarved by hand in Japan from the tusk of the woolly mammoth, an extinct species whose fossil tusk is not elephant ivory and is not listed under CITES. It is a contemporary work in the classical tradition, examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Rules on mammoth tusk differ between countries and, in the United States, between states; please confirm that it may be received at your address before you buy. Keep away from direct sun, dry heat and sudden changes of humidity, and handle with clean dry hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWrapped by hand in Japan in soft tissue and a rigid case, and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Further pieces of the kind are kept in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/shunga-hidden-arts\"\u003eShunga and Hidden Arts\u003c\/a\u003e and in the wider room of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/japanese-netsuke-sagemono-inro\"\u003eNetsuke, Sagemono and Inro\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003eConcierge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking for a particular subject, carver or companion piece? Our Hunting Salon™ locates it across Japan's private collector circles, then inspects, documents and delivers it to you. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hunting-salon%E2%84%A2\"\u003eBegin a Hunting Salon™ request\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: kinbaku irezumi shunga netsuke, kneeling beauty · mammoth tusk netsuke from Japan · kinbaku netsuke\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Netsuke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54482486198565,"sku":"JP-CL-N1218932258","price":8075.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/kinbaku-irezumi-shunga-netsuke-kneeling-rope-bound-beauty-with-full-body-peony-tattoo-mamm-01.jpg?v=1794582433"},{"product_id":"shunga-netsuke-of-lovers-upon-a-spread-kimono-chrysanthemum-and-peony-engraving-mammoth-tusk","title":"Shunga Netsuke of Lovers upon a Spread Kimono, Chrysanthemum and Peony Engraving, Mammoth Tusk","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA man with a shaven crown and topknot bends over his reclining lover, the pair resting on a kimono opened beneath them like a field of chrysanthemums and peonies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-note\"\u003eThis piece belongs to the private room of the house and is shown to adults only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the largest and most ambitious of the couple groups, six centimetres long and composed to be read from every side. From the front one sees two faces: his intent, hers turned away in pleasure, her coiffure still dressed with combs and flowered pins. From behind, the composition becomes pure textile, the robe falling in soft folds that the carver has engraved with flower heads and filled with red, violet and green.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe underside is finished as carefully as the top, the spread garment forming a continuous decorated base that carries a red seal signature. Hair is cut strand by strand and inked, and the bodies are polished to the warm gloss that only tusk takes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIconography and Meaning\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe image comes from the ukiyo-e album, where lovers are almost never shown unclothed: it is the tumble of patterned silk around them that carries the luxury and the season. Chrysanthemum speaks of autumn and long life, peony of wealth and spring, so the robe wraps the couple in a whole year of good fortune.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo the eye trained on European sculpture the appeal is immediate and a little startling: a complete composition, finished on every face including the one that rests on the table, in an object that weighs no more than a few coins. It was this union of intimacy and perfection that made the netsuke the emblem of Japonisme, and that keeps it at the centre of Western collections of Japanese art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Katabori netsuke, carved in the round\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lovers reclining on an opened kimono\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Woolly mammoth tusk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand carving, staining and ink engraving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ivory white with red, violet, green and black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60 mm (2.4 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30 mm (1.2 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 35 mm (1.4 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Contemporary, in the classical tradition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMade in:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasured by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo conspicuous marks, chips or repairs are recorded.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStaining and ink engraving are bright, and the polish is even.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery photograph is part of the description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eA (excellent)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarved by hand in Japan from the tusk of the woolly mammoth, an extinct species whose fossil tusk is not elephant ivory and is not listed under CITES. It is a contemporary work in the classical tradition, examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Rules on mammoth tusk differ between countries and, in the United States, between states; please confirm that it may be received at your address before you buy. Keep away from direct sun, dry heat and sudden changes of humidity, and handle with clean dry hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWrapped by hand in Japan in soft tissue and a rigid case, and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Further pieces of the kind are kept in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/shunga-hidden-arts\"\u003eShunga and Hidden Arts\u003c\/a\u003e and in the wider room of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/japanese-netsuke-sagemono-inro\"\u003eNetsuke, Sagemono and Inro\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003eConcierge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking for a particular subject, carver or companion piece? Our Hunting Salon™ locates it across Japan's private collector circles, then inspects, documents and delivers it to you. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hunting-salon%E2%84%A2\"\u003eBegin a Hunting Salon™ request\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: shunga netsuke, lovers upon a spread kimono · mammoth tusk netsuke from Japan · ukiyo-e netsuke\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Netsuke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54482486264101,"sku":"JP-CL-X1133105019","price":6150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/shunga-netsuke-of-lovers-upon-a-spread-kimono-chrysanthemum-and-peony-engraving-mammoth-tu-01.jpg?v=1794582437"},{"product_id":"shunga-netsuke-after-the-hana-no-nishiki-handscroll-attributed-to-korin-embracing-lovers-mammoth-tusk","title":"Shunga Netsuke after the Hana no Nishiki Handscroll Attributed to Korin, Embracing Lovers, Mammoth Tusk","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003ePresented as drawn from Hana no Nishiki, the erotic handscroll associated with Ogata Korin: two lovers locked in an embrace on scarlet-lined bedding, wrapped in a robe of painted peonies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-note\"\u003eThis piece belongs to the private room of the house and is shown to adults only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe woman faces us with her cheek pressed to her lover's shoulder and one hand raised to his neck, her expression drowsy and content, while he folds himself around her from behind. The whole group rises from a rumpled quilt whose lining is stained a deep vermilion, a red that flashes out from under the pale bodies and gives the carving its heat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the reverse the robe takes over. Peonies in orange and violet, scrolling leaves and a scatter of small blossoms are engraved across the back and continue over the base, where a red seal signature sits among the flowers. The quality of the faces, with their fine brows and tiny parted lips, is of the first order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIconography and Meaning\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKorin is the great name of the Rinpa school, famous for irises and plum blossom on gold, and the scroll linked to him is admired for costume pattern as sumptuous as his screens. Whether or not the attribution of the original is secure, the carving honours its two virtues exactly: gorgeous textile design and the full, rounded beauty of the body, treated without coarseness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Japanese name for the pleasure such an object gives is te-zawari, the feel in the hand. A netsuke is meant to be turned, warmed and known by touch as much as by sight, and its surface will mellow with the years to the soft tone collectors call patina, the gentle beauty of use that the aesthetics of wabi and sabi hold dear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Katabori netsuke, carved in the round\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Embracing lovers on red-lined bedding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Woolly mammoth tusk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand carving, staining and ink engraving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ivory white with vermilion, orange, violet and black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48 mm (1.9 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 28 mm (1.1 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 37 mm (1.5 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Contemporary, in the classical tradition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMade in:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasured by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo conspicuous marks, chips or repairs are recorded.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStaining and ink engraving are bright, and the polish is even.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery photograph is part of the description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eA (excellent)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarved by hand in Japan from the tusk of the woolly mammoth, an extinct species whose fossil tusk is not elephant ivory and is not listed under CITES. It is a contemporary work in the classical tradition, examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Rules on mammoth tusk differ between countries and, in the United States, between states; please confirm that it may be received at your address before you buy. Keep away from direct sun, dry heat and sudden changes of humidity, and handle with clean dry hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWrapped by hand in Japan in soft tissue and a rigid case, and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Further pieces of the kind are kept in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/shunga-hidden-arts\"\u003eShunga and Hidden Arts\u003c\/a\u003e and in the wider room of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/japanese-netsuke-sagemono-inro\"\u003eNetsuke, Sagemono and Inro\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003eConcierge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking for a particular subject, carver or companion piece? Our Hunting Salon™ locates it across Japan's private collector circles, then inspects, documents and delivers it to you. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hunting-salon%E2%84%A2\"\u003eBegin a Hunting Salon™ request\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: shunga netsuke after the hana no nishiki scroll · mammoth tusk netsuke from Japan · ogata korin netsuke\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Netsuke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54482486755621,"sku":"JP-CL-P1152595925","price":6150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/shunga-netsuke-after-the-hana-no-nishiki-handscroll-attributed-to-korin-embracing-lovers-m-01.jpg?v=1794582442"},{"product_id":"shunga-netsuke-of-lovers-in-green-brocade-and-cherry-blossom-robes-red-lined-bedding-mammoth-tusk","title":"Shunga Netsuke of Lovers in Green Brocade and Cherry Blossom Robes, Red-Lined Bedding, Mammoth Tusk","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA dandy in a green patterned robe leans over a beauty whose kimono is strewn with red blossoms, the two sinking together into scarlet-lined bedding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-note\"\u003eThis piece belongs to the private room of the house and is shown to adults only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColour sets this group apart. His robe is engraved with a tight repeating diaper and stained a mossy green, a rare and difficult tone to hold on tusk, while hers carries scattered cherry and maple motifs picked out in red. Between them the bedding lining glows vermilion. The faces are lively and individual: he with a topknot and a sly, absorbed look, she with an elaborate chignon and hairpins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeen from the back the composition is a study of drapery, the green robe ballooning over a crouching form with two small feet braced below. The base repeats the blossom pattern and bears a red seal signature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIconography and Meaning\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreen and red is the pairing of kabuki costume and of the pleasure quarter at festival time, and the small geometric pattern on the man's robe is of the kind worn by the fashionable townsman, the tsu or connoisseur of the floating world. The carving reads as a scene from a Yoshiwara print brought into three dimensions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWestern collectors have sought carvings like this since the opening of Japan, and the great cabinets formed then, now in the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert and the Metropolitan, set the taste that still governs the field: wit, finish, a subject with a story, and a form that is pleasing from every side. This piece answers on each count.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Katabori netsuke, carved in the round\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lovers in green and blossom-patterned robes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Woolly mammoth tusk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand carving, staining and ink engraving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ivory white with moss green, red and black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 58 mm (2.3 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 28 mm (1.1 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 33 mm (1.3 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Contemporary, in the classical tradition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMade in:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasured by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo conspicuous marks, chips or repairs are recorded.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStaining and ink engraving are bright, and the polish is even.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery photograph is part of the description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eA (excellent)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarved by hand in Japan from the tusk of the woolly mammoth, an extinct species whose fossil tusk is not elephant ivory and is not listed under CITES. It is a contemporary work in the classical tradition, examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Rules on mammoth tusk differ between countries and, in the United States, between states; please confirm that it may be received at your address before you buy. Keep away from direct sun, dry heat and sudden changes of humidity, and handle with clean dry hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWrapped by hand in Japan in soft tissue and a rigid case, and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Further pieces of the kind are kept in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/shunga-hidden-arts\"\u003eShunga and Hidden Arts\u003c\/a\u003e and in the wider room of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/japanese-netsuke-sagemono-inro\"\u003eNetsuke, Sagemono and Inro\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003eConcierge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking for a particular subject, carver or companion piece? Our Hunting Salon™ locates it across Japan's private collector circles, then inspects, documents and delivers it to you. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hunting-salon%E2%84%A2\"\u003eBegin a Hunting Salon™ request\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: shunga netsuke, lovers in green brocade · mammoth tusk netsuke from Japan · ukiyo-e netsuke\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Netsuke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54482487247141,"sku":"JP-CL-X1142171746","price":4870.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/shunga-netsuke-of-lovers-in-green-brocade-and-cherry-blossom-robes-red-lined-bedding-mammo-01.jpg?v=1794582446"},{"product_id":"shunga-netsuke-after-the-hana-no-nishiki-handscroll-entwined-lovers-with-flowing-hair-mammoth-tusk","title":"Shunga Netsuke after the Hana no Nishiki Handscroll, Entwined Lovers with Flowing Hair, Mammoth Tusk","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA second study presented as taken from the Hana no Nishiki handscroll associated with Korin: two lovers wound into a single compact form, her unbound hair pouring over both of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-note\"\u003eThis piece belongs to the private room of the house and is shown to adults only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe carver has solved the netsuke maker's oldest problem, how to make a complicated subject smooth enough to sit against a sash, by knotting the two bodies into an almost spherical mass. Arms cross arms, a knee rises, and a long fall of inked hair runs down the front like a brushstroke. There are no fragile projections anywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe robe on the reverse is engraved with roundel crests and trailing wisteria in violet and red over a red-lined cushion, and the base shows a large floral roundel beside the red seal signature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIconography and Meaning\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLoosened hair is one of the strongest signs in Japanese art: a woman's hair was dressed, oiled and pinned in public, so hair let down belongs only to the bath and the bedchamber. Wisteria, which hangs and clings, has been a poetic figure for attachment since the Tale of Genji.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNetsuke were the first Japanese objects that the collectors of nineteenth-century Paris and London fell in love with: the Goncourt brothers, Siegfried Bing and the circle around the Impressionists kept them in their pockets and wrote of them as sculpture complete in miniature. That first wave of Japonisme has never really ended, and a carving of this quality shows why.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Katabori netsuke, carved in the round\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Entwined lovers, the woman with unbound hair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Woolly mammoth tusk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand carving, staining and ink engraving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ivory white with violet, red and black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 41 mm (1.6 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30 mm (1.2 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 36 mm (1.4 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Contemporary, in the classical tradition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMade in:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasured by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo conspicuous marks, chips or repairs are recorded.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStaining and ink engraving are bright, and the polish is even.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery photograph is part of the description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eA (excellent)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarved by hand in Japan from the tusk of the woolly mammoth, an extinct species whose fossil tusk is not elephant ivory and is not listed under CITES. It is a contemporary work in the classical tradition, examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Rules on mammoth tusk differ between countries and, in the United States, between states; please confirm that it may be received at your address before you buy. Keep away from direct sun, dry heat and sudden changes of humidity, and handle with clean dry hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWrapped by hand in Japan in soft tissue and a rigid case, and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Further pieces of the kind are kept in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/shunga-hidden-arts\"\u003eShunga and Hidden Arts\u003c\/a\u003e and in the wider room of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/japanese-netsuke-sagemono-inro\"\u003eNetsuke, Sagemono and Inro\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003eConcierge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking for a particular subject, carver or companion piece? Our Hunting Salon™ locates it across Japan's private collector circles, then inspects, documents and delivers it to you. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hunting-salon%E2%84%A2\"\u003eBegin a Hunting Salon™ request\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: shunga netsuke, entwined lovers with flowing hair · mammoth tusk netsuke from Japan · ogata korin netsuke\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Netsuke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54482487312677,"sku":"JP-CL-R1129304592","price":4870.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/shunga-netsuke-after-the-hana-no-nishiki-handscroll-entwined-lovers-with-flowing-hair-mamm-01.jpg?v=1794582451"},{"product_id":"kinbaku-irezumi-shunga-netsuke-reclining-rope-bound-beauty-with-peony-and-maple-tattoo-mammoth-tusk","title":"Irezumi Shunga Netsuke, Japanese Traditional Kinbaku Shibari Rope BDSM Play, Reclining Bound Beauty with Maple Tattoo, Mammoth Tusk","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eThe companion to the kneeling figure: a tattooed beauty lying on her side, wrists drawn behind her and bound in a fine cord, her skin flowered with peonies and autumn maple.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-note\"\u003eThis piece belongs to the private room of the house and is shown to adults only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere the kneeling figure is formal, this one is languid. She lies curled with her head pillowed on loosened hair, eyes half closed, the rope crossing her back in neat parallel turns and ending in a carved knot. The pose gives the carver long, uninterrupted surfaces, the flank, the thigh, the shoulder, and each is used for tattoo work in red and green.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe modelling of the hands and the soles of the feet is exceptionally fine, and the hair is engraved in two tones of grey. A red seal signature is cut on the leg.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIconography and Meaning\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeony with maple joins spring to autumn, a pairing borrowed from the flower cards of hanafuda and loved by tattoo masters for its balance of red on red. In the imagery of seme-e, the art of the bound figure, repose matters as much as tension: the subject is composure under constraint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo the eye trained on European sculpture the appeal is immediate and a little startling: a complete composition, finished on every face including the one that rests on the table, in an object that weighs no more than a few coins. It was this union of intimacy and perfection that made the netsuke the emblem of Japonisme, and that keeps it at the centre of Western collections of Japanese art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Katabori netsuke, carved in the round\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reclining bound beauty with tattoo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Woolly mammoth tusk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand carving, staining and ink engraving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ivory white with red, green and grey-black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 55 mm (2.2 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25 mm (1.0 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24 mm (0.9 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Contemporary, in the classical tradition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMade in:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasured by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo conspicuous marks, chips or repairs are recorded.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStaining and ink engraving are bright, and the polish is even.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery photograph is part of the description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eA (excellent)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarved by hand in Japan from the tusk of the woolly mammoth, an extinct species whose fossil tusk is not elephant ivory and is not listed under CITES. It is a contemporary work in the classical tradition, examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Rules on mammoth tusk differ between countries and, in the United States, between states; please confirm that it may be received at your address before you buy. Keep away from direct sun, dry heat and sudden changes of humidity, and handle with clean dry hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWrapped by hand in Japan in soft tissue and a rigid case, and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Further pieces of the kind are kept in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/shunga-hidden-arts\"\u003eShunga and Hidden Arts\u003c\/a\u003e and in the wider room of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/japanese-netsuke-sagemono-inro\"\u003eNetsuke, Sagemono and Inro\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003eConcierge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking for a particular subject, carver or companion piece? Our Hunting Salon™ locates it across Japan's private collector circles, then inspects, documents and delivers it to you. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hunting-salon%E2%84%A2\"\u003eBegin a Hunting Salon™ request\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: kinbaku irezumi shunga netsuke, reclining beauty · mammoth tusk netsuke from Japan · kinbaku netsuke\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Netsuke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54482487673125,"sku":"JP-CL-1218363903","price":4870.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/kinbaku-irezumi-shunga-netsuke-reclining-rope-bound-beauty-with-peony-and-maple-tattoo-mam-01.jpg?v=1794582456"},{"product_id":"shunga-netsuke-of-lovers-man-in-crest-patterned-robe-ink-engraved-back-and-red-cushion-mammoth-tusk","title":"Shunga Netsuke of Lovers, Man in Crest-Patterned Robe, Ink-Engraved Back and Red Cushion, Mammoth Tusk","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA wide-eyed couple caught mid-embrace on a red cushion, he in a dark robe scattered with family crests, she with her coiffure coming undone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-note\"\u003eThis piece belongs to the private room of the house and is shown to adults only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExpression is the pleasure of this group. The woman's mouth is open in surprise and the man looks out over her shoulder with comic alarm, as if a screen had just slid open. Their robes are worked in a darker palette than the other couples in the cabinet, brown and grey with small circular crests, set off by the vermilion of the cushion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse shows a densely ink-engraved back and the base carries roundels and a red seal signature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIconography and Meaning\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInterrupted lovers are a stock comedy of the ukiyo-e album, where a maid, a cat or a jealous rival is always at the door. Crests on a man's robe mark him as a person of standing, which sharpens the joke.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Japanese name for the pleasure such an object gives is te-zawari, the feel in the hand. A netsuke is meant to be turned, warmed and known by touch as much as by sight, and its surface will mellow with the years to the soft tone collectors call patina, the gentle beauty of use that the aesthetics of wabi and sabi hold dear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Katabori netsuke, carved in the round\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Startled lovers on a red cushion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Woolly mammoth tusk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand carving, staining and ink engraving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ivory white with brown, grey and vermilion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 43 mm (1.7 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30 mm (1.2 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30 mm (1.2 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Contemporary, in the classical tradition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMade in:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasured by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLight marks of handling and age are present; the Desk will send close photographs of any area on request.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStaining and ink engraving are bright, and the polish is even.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery photograph is part of the description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eB (good, light wear)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarved by hand in Japan from the tusk of the woolly mammoth, an extinct species whose fossil tusk is not elephant ivory and is not listed under CITES. It is a contemporary work in the classical tradition, examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Rules on mammoth tusk differ between countries and, in the United States, between states; please confirm that it may be received at your address before you buy. Keep away from direct sun, dry heat and sudden changes of humidity, and handle with clean dry hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWrapped by hand in Japan in soft tissue and a rigid case, and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Further pieces of the kind are kept in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/shunga-hidden-arts\"\u003eShunga and Hidden Arts\u003c\/a\u003e and in the wider room of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/japanese-netsuke-sagemono-inro\"\u003eNetsuke, Sagemono and Inro\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003eConcierge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking for a particular subject, carver or companion piece? Our Hunting Salon™ locates it across Japan's private collector circles, then inspects, documents and delivers it to you. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hunting-salon%E2%84%A2\"\u003eBegin a Hunting Salon™ request\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: shunga netsuke, lovers on a red cushion · mammoth tusk netsuke from Japan · ukiyo-e netsuke\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Netsuke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54482495570213,"sku":"JP-CL-H1142136511","price":4545.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/shunga-netsuke-of-lovers-man-in-crest-patterned-robe-ink-engraved-back-and-red-cushion-mam-01.jpg?v=1794582461"},{"product_id":"shunga-netsuke-of-two-lovers-in-a-kiss-flowered-robes-and-dressed-coiffures-mammoth-tusk","title":"Shunga Netsuke of Two Lovers in a Kiss, Flowered Robes and Dressed Coiffures, Mammoth Tusk","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eTwo figures meet in a kiss, one kneeling over the other, their robes slipping from the shoulder in engraved drifts of flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-note\"\u003eThis piece belongs to the private room of the house and is shown to adults only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe kiss is the centre of the composition and everything else radiates from it: two profiles touching, two elaborate coiffures with combs and pins, two pairs of hands. The upper figure wears a robe with large chrysanthemum heads in violet and green; the lower reclines on an opened garment lined in red.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom behind, the group resolves into a single kneeling form whose robe is engraved to the hem, and the underside shows the soles of small feet beside a red seal signature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIconography and Meaning\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe kiss, kuchisui, appears in shunga far more often than in any public art of the period and was thought more intimate than the embrace itself. The matching coiffures suggest the world of the pleasure quarter, where attendants and courtesans were depicted together in the albums of Utamaro and Harunobu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWestern collectors have sought carvings like this since the opening of Japan, and the great cabinets formed then, now in the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert and the Metropolitan, set the taste that still governs the field: wit, finish, a subject with a story, and a form that is pleasing from every side. This piece answers on each count.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Katabori netsuke, carved in the round\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Two lovers kissing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Woolly mammoth tusk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand carving, staining and ink engraving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ivory white with violet, green, red and black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 46 mm (1.8 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 27 mm (1.1 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 33 mm (1.3 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Contemporary, in the classical tradition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMade in:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasured by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo conspicuous marks, chips or repairs are recorded.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStaining and ink engraving are bright, and the polish is even.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery photograph is part of the description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eA (excellent)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarved by hand in Japan from the tusk of the woolly mammoth, an extinct species whose fossil tusk is not elephant ivory and is not listed under CITES. It is a contemporary work in the classical tradition, examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Rules on mammoth tusk differ between countries and, in the United States, between states; please confirm that it may be received at your address before you buy. Keep away from direct sun, dry heat and sudden changes of humidity, and handle with clean dry hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWrapped by hand in Japan in soft tissue and a rigid case, and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Further pieces of the kind are kept in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/shunga-hidden-arts\"\u003eShunga and Hidden Arts\u003c\/a\u003e and in the wider room of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/japanese-netsuke-sagemono-inro\"\u003eNetsuke, Sagemono and Inro\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003eConcierge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking for a particular subject, carver or companion piece? Our Hunting Salon™ locates it across Japan's private collector circles, then inspects, documents and delivers it to you. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hunting-salon%E2%84%A2\"\u003eBegin a Hunting Salon™ request\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: shunga netsuke, two lovers in a kiss · mammoth tusk netsuke from Japan · ukiyo-e netsuke\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Netsuke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54482496028965,"sku":"JP-CL-G1129328817","price":4545.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/shunga-netsuke-of-two-lovers-in-a-kiss-flowered-robes-and-dressed-coiffures-mammoth-tusk-01.jpg?v=1794582465"},{"product_id":"shunga-netsuke-of-athletic-lovers-peony-robe-with-crest-roundel-mammoth-tusk","title":"Shunga Netsuke of Athletic Lovers, Peony Robe with Crest Roundel, Mammoth Tusk","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eAn energetic pair, he with a wrestler's shoulders and a fierce topknot, she laughing beneath him with flowers in her hair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-note\"\u003eThis piece belongs to the private room of the house and is shown to adults only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition is a diagonal of limbs, more dynamic than any other group here, and the faces carry it: his set in comic concentration, hers bright and amused. The carver contrasts the smooth polish of the bodies with deeply engraved peonies on the robe that is still half worn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the back a large crest roundel is engraved between the shoulders above trailing flowers, and the underside is finished with pattern and a red seal signature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIconography and Meaning\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVigorous, even acrobatic poses were a speciality of the later ukiyo-e masters, Kunisada and Eisen, who delighted in showing strength and laughter together. The peony again stands for abundance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNetsuke were the first Japanese objects that the collectors of nineteenth-century Paris and London fell in love with: the Goncourt brothers, Siegfried Bing and the circle around the Impressionists kept them in their pockets and wrote of them as sculpture complete in miniature. That first wave of Japonisme has never really ended, and a carving of this quality shows why.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Katabori netsuke, carved in the round\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Athletic lovers in peony robe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Woolly mammoth tusk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand carving, staining and ink engraving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ivory white with red, green and black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 55 mm (2.2 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 27 mm (1.1 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 33 mm (1.3 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Contemporary, in the classical tradition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMade in:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasured by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo conspicuous marks, chips or repairs are recorded.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStaining and ink engraving are bright, and the polish is even.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery photograph is part of the description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eA (excellent)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarved by hand in Japan from the tusk of the woolly mammoth, an extinct species whose fossil tusk is not elephant ivory and is not listed under CITES. It is a contemporary work in the classical tradition, examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Rules on mammoth tusk differ between countries and, in the United States, between states; please confirm that it may be received at your address before you buy. Keep away from direct sun, dry heat and sudden changes of humidity, and handle with clean dry hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWrapped by hand in Japan in soft tissue and a rigid case, and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Further pieces of the kind are kept in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/shunga-hidden-arts\"\u003eShunga and Hidden Arts\u003c\/a\u003e and in the wider room of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/japanese-netsuke-sagemono-inro\"\u003eNetsuke, Sagemono and Inro\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003eConcierge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking for a particular subject, carver or companion piece? 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