{"product_id":"early-meiji-shunga-hanging-scroll-large-hand-painted-lovers-kakejiku","title":"Early Meiji Shunga Hanging Scroll, Large Hand-Painted Lovers in an Interior, Kakejiku with Wooden Box","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA large hand-painted shunga of the early Meiji period, in which two lovers share a long kiss before a folding screen, mounted as a hanging scroll and kept in its wooden box.\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\u003ePainted shunga, nikuhitsu as opposed to printed, were commissioned for private enjoyment and are far rarer than woodblock sheets. This one is unusually large: the painting alone is about 39 by 53 cm. It was painted around the early Meiji period and mounted as a kakejiku somewhat later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe painter works in the refined manner of the late ukiyo-e school. The faces are drawn with a fine, even line; the man's grey striped robe and the woman's lavender kimono are patterned stroke by stroke, and the screen behind them carries ink grasses, a small landscape and a potted plant. A lacquered box glows yellow at the edge of the room. It is an intimate scene treated with the seriousness of a bijinga, the painting of beautiful women.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kakejiku (hanging scroll)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unknown, unsigned\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early Meiji period, mounted later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ink and colour, painted by hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePainting:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 39 x 53 cm (15.4 x 20.9 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhole scroll:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 134 x 67 cm (52.8 x 26.4 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMount:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pale green fabric with striped and gold brocade borders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoller ends:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red lacquer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBox:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wooden storage box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasured by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 cm (0.4 in).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome soiling to the reverse of the mount.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo notable marks on the front of the painting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall discs seen on two details were placed for discretion during photography and are not part of the work.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eB (very good)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/es\/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\u003eOffered as a hand-painted work of the early Meiji period by an unidentified painter; the dating is given as recorded and is not independently certified. Hang for short periods away from sun and damp, and roll loosely from the bottom when storing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scroll travels rolled in its wooden box, wrapped and cushioned in a rigid outer carton, 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=\"\/es\/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=\"\/es\/collections\/shunga-hidden-arts\"\u003eShunga and Hidden Arts\u003c\/a\u003e and among our \u003ca href=\"\/es\/collections\/japanese-scrolls-byobu-screens\"\u003eJapanese scrolls and screens\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\u003eSeeking a painted shunga by a particular hand or period? 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