{"product_id":"mid-edo-painted-shunga-handscroll-twelve-scenes-gold-silver","title":"Mid-Edo Painted Shunga Handscroll, Twelve Scenes with Gold and Silver, 551 cm, in Wooden Box","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA painted shunga handscroll in rich colour heightened with gold and silver, twelve scenes unrolling across more than five and a half metres, described as a work of the middle Edo period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe handscroll was the most private of Japanese formats, unrolled section by section so that each scene appeared in turn. Here twelve couples are set on islands of sumptuous bedding and discarded robes against a plain ground. The painter lavished attention on the textiles: court garments in striped layers, maple leaves and roundels, ochre damask, and passages of gold and silver that catch the light as the scroll turns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost painted shunga scrolls that reach the market date from the late Edo period. This one is described as earlier, and its spare, courtly settings recall the classical manner of the eighteenth century. It is unsigned; a red seal is impressed at the head of the first scene, and the painter remains unidentified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e handscroll (makimono, emaki)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e shunga\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScenes:\u003c\/strong\u003e twelve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e ink and colour with gold and silver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e described as middle Edo period\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e unsigned; a red seal at the opening\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e approx. 29.3 x 551 cm (11.5 x 216.9 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMounting:\u003c\/strong\u003e gold-flecked borders, gold frontispiece, silvered roller, tie cord\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOuter cover:\u003c\/strong\u003e gold-patterned brocade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBox:\u003c\/strong\u003e fitted wooden box\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\u003eFine surface soiling and creasing consistent with age.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLight wear to the mounting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe coins seen in some photographs are not part of the piece.\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, light wear)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/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\u003eThe dating is given as described, not as a certainty. Unroll on a clean, flat surface, never fully at once, and store rolled in the box away from light and damp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShipped rolled in its own box, packed by hand in discreet outer packaging, 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=\"\/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. 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