Men's Shunga Nagajuban in Charcoal Grey, Hand-Painted Ukiyo-e Lovers within Shibori Fan Windows
Men's Shunga Nagajuban in Charcoal Grey, Hand-Painted Ukiyo-e Lovers within Shibori Fan Windows
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Luxury Worn Out of Sight
Plain charcoal grey to the world, this man's under-kimono keeps its pleasures inside. Two fan-shaped windows were reserved by shibori and painted by hand in the ukiyo-e manner: lovers on the back, and on the skirt a kiss. It is the Edo idea of iki, refinement kept for oneself, made literal.
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Condition notes
An old garment with rubbing, soiling and small marks from age, as the photographs show. The painted windows remain clear and well coloured.
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A man's nagajuban in quiet charcoal grey, with two fan-shaped windows reserved in shibori and painted by hand with lovers in the ukiyo-e manner.
This piece belongs to the private room of the house and is shown to adults only.
The Piece
The nagajuban is the robe worn beneath the kimono, glimpsed only at collar and cuff. When Edo sumptuary rules pressed outward dress toward sober colours, men moved their luxury inside: iki, refinement kept for oneself.
Here a large folding-fan window on the back, its edges softened by shibori resist, frames a pair of lovers painted in the manner of an Edo shunga print, a man with a dressed topknot and a courtesan with her hair loosed, rendered in ivory, flesh tones, black and touches of vermilion and pale blue. A smaller fan on the skirt repeats the couple at the moment of a kiss with eyes closed.
In two photographs a small square of paper was laid over one detail for discretion; it is not part of the garment.
Details
- Type: Man's nagajuban (under-kimono)
- Decoration: Two shibori-reserved fan windows, hand-painted in the ukiyo-e manner
- Colour: Charcoal grey; pale collar band
- Fabric: Lustrous plain weave; fibre being confirmed against our archive records
- Length: 139 cm (54.7 in)
- Yuki (centre back to cuff): 67 cm (26.4 in)
- Sleeve width: 33 cm (13.0 in)
- Sleeve length: 46 cm (18.1 in)
- Front panel width: 28 cm (11.0 in)
- Back panel width: 32 cm (12.6 in)
- Date: Undated, vintage
Measured flat by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 cm (0.5 in).
Condition
- Rubbing, soiling and small marks consistent with age.
- The painted windows remain clear, with good colour.
Condition grade C (good) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Offered as a hand-painted vintage garment by an unrecorded artist; no date or workshop is certified. Store folded flat in acid-free tissue, away from light, and entrust any cleaning to a kimono specialist.
Delivery from Japan
Folded in tissue and boxed flat, 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 published policy.
Considered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Further pieces of the kind are kept in Shunga and Hidden Arts and in our kimono and textile archive.
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