{"product_id":"shunga-ningyo-townsfolk-lovers-painted-clay-seated-couple","title":"Shunga Ningyo of Townsfolk Lovers, Painted Clay Seated Couple in Kimono with Concealed Underside","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eAn Edo townsman and his companion sit cheek to cheek in an embrace, robed in moss green and plum-blossom red: a shunga ningyo whose private scene lies beneath the kimono.\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\u003eShunga ningyo, erotic dolls, share the play and secrecy of hidden-scene netsuke. Seen from the front, this one is a gentle genre figure: a townsman with a shaved crown and neat topknot, his arm around a woman whose hair is dressed in the shimada style with a comb and pins, her face whitened, her eyes half closed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe modelling and the soft painted surface recall the genre figures of Hakata, with fine brushwork in the plum blossoms of her red kimono, the flowered green collar and the gold underrobe spilling over her knees. Beneath the robes, the couple's private scene is modelled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e A townsman and his companion seated in an embrace (shisei no danjo)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shunga ningyo, with a concealed scene beneath\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Painted clay, as it appears; not specified in the record\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 16 cm (6.3 in), read from the scale photograph\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e Being confirmed against our archive records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unsigned; maker not recorded\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\u003ePlease allow a gentle margin of about 1 cm (0.4 in); write to the Desk for exact measurements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRubbing, small scratches, soiling and some fading from age and storage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA chip and a crack to the man's white tabi foot.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUncleaned and kept as found.\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=\"\/fr\/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 vintage Japanese shunga ningyo; the maker, date and material are not recorded. Keep away from damp and do not wash the painted surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figure is wrapped in acid-free tissue, cushioned and double-boxed as fragile, then 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=\"\/fr\/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=\"\/fr\/collections\/shunga-hidden-arts\"\u003eShunga and Hidden Arts\u003c\/a\u003e and among our \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/collections\/japanese-dolls-ningyo\"\u003eJapanese dolls and figures\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 signed Hakata master's figure, or a companion piece? 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