{"product_id":"meiji-period-shunga-album-eleven-hand-painted-scenes-silk-brocade-cover","title":"Meiji Period Shunga Album, Eleven Hand-Painted Scenes on Silk, Brocade Cover and Gilt Edges","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eEleven intimate scenes painted by hand in brilliant colour on silk, bound in figured brocade with gilt edges.\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\u003eLovers appear in the domestic settings beloved of shunga: by a latticed window in winter, beside a blue and white tea bowl, among scattered combs and writing brushes. Several scenes carry brushed dialogue in the manner of the genre, and the last, a supernatural encounter amid billowing clouds, is the most dramatic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe painter did not sign, as is usual for shunga, yet the drawing and the luxurious binding point to a commission of some ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eArt and Social History\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShunga, spring pictures, were also called makura-e, pillow pictures, and warai-e, laughing pictures, for their wit. As the Meiji state pressed on printed erotica, painted albums carried the tradition on quietly as private luxuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unrecorded\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shunga (makura-e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Album of eleven painted scenes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ink and colour on silk, painted by hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Meiji era (1868 to 1912)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Figured brocade covers, gold title slip, gilt on three edges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCase:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blue cloth folding case with two toggles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCover size:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 21 x 27 cm (8.3 x 10.6 in)\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 cm (0.5 in).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLight marks and wear consistent with age; the colours remain bright.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe small discs seen in some photographs were laid over details for discretion and are not part of the work.\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 (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 Meiji period album by an unrecorded painter; no signature or seal is claimed. Keep it in its case, away from sun and damp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWrapped in acid-free tissue 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=\"\/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 in our \u003ca href=\"\/es\/collections\/japanese-woodblock-print-ukiyoe-culture-classical-texts-archive\"\u003eukiyo-e and classical texts archive\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 particular painter or subject? 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