{"product_id":"sleeping-cat-okimono-concealed-shunga-scene-painted-ceramic-bedside-figure","title":"Sleeping Cat Okimono with Concealed Shunga Scene, Painted Ceramic Bedside Figure, 17 cm","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA painted ceramic sleeping cat, curled with its chin on its paws, whose hollow underside conceals a small shunga scene of two lovers.\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 dozing cat, made famous by the Nemuri-neko carving at the Nikko shrines, is a quiet Japanese emblem of peace. This figure borrows that innocence and plays with it, in the tradition of kakushi shunga, the hidden erotic picture placed where only its owner would look.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom above, all is calm: a white cat with grey patches, coral paws and tail, a pink bow and a red collar dotted with white. Turn it over and the body proves to be a shell. Inside, modelled in relief on a red ground, a woman with a dressed coiffure and a man with a topknot lie together, an intimate scene in the warai-e manner, where humour matters as much as desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuch bedside ornaments were objects of private amusement, painted freehand with the warmth of folk craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sleeping cat concealing a hidden scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kakushi shunga, erotic folk art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Painted ceramic body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.5 cm (2.6 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 17 cm (6.7 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unsigned, unknown maker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Undated\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 0.5 cm (0.2 in).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRubbing and small losses to the matte white ground from age, most visible on the back.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe rim of the hollow underside is uneven at one point, perhaps a firing irregularity or an old chip.\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 an older Japanese hidden-scene figure, unsigned and undated; no maker or period is claimed. Dust with a soft dry brush and keep away from damp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWrapped in tissue and foam, boxed with cushioning, 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\"\u003earchive of prints and classical texts\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\u003eSearching for a particular hidden-scene object, a netsuke or a Hakata figure? 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