{"product_id":"utagawa-kunisada-shiki-no-nagame-shunga-enpon-spring-summer-volumes","title":"Utagawa Kunisada Shiki no Nagame, Edo Period Japanese Shunga Harubon, Erotic Art Colour Woodblock Ukiyoe Book, Spring and Summer Volumes, Fifteen Plates","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eTwo large-format volumes from Utagawa Kunisada's Shiki no Nagame, the spring and summer books of a four-season enpon, with fifteen double-page colour plates.\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\u003eShiki no Nagame, read also as Iro no Nagame, is one of the celebrated erotic books of Utagawa Kunisada (1786 to 1865), the most prolific designer of the late Edo period. The full work runs to four volumes, one per season; the British Museum is recorded as holding all four. Here are spring and summer, with eight plates in one volume and seven in the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKunisada treats each opening as a stage set. Blossom drifts over a garden, a cat pauses at a veranda rail, rain slants across a balcony, a roofed boat rocks on patterned waves. Robes and screens are cut with the same care as the figures, and the colour remains strong; generous text sections carry the narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shiki no Nagame (also Iro no Nagame)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Utagawa Kunisada, as attributed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Edo period\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Enpon (shunga picture book)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVolumes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Two, spring and summer, of a set of four\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlates:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 double-page colour plates (8 and 7)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/strong\u003e Colour woodblock printing on Japanese paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ohon, stab-bound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCover size:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 25.4 x 19.3 cm (10.0 x 7.6 in)\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\u003eWorm tracks, mainly through the text leaves.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlates of both seasons present, bound slightly out of their original order.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWear to the plain paper covers, which carry no title slips.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall coins seen on some plates were placed for discretion during photography and are not part of the book.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eC (good)\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\u003eOffered as volumes of Kunisada's Shiki no Nagame; the attribution is given as recorded for the books and is not independently certified. Store flat, away from sun and damp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth volumes travel flat in acid-free tissue between rigid boards, 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. Kindred volumes wait in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/shunga-hidden-arts\"\u003eShunga and Hidden Arts\u003c\/a\u003e and in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/japanese-woodblock-print-ukiyoe-culture-classical-texts-archive\"\u003earchive of woodblock 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\u003eHoping to reunite the autumn and winter volumes? Our Hunting Salon™ searches Japan's private collector circles and delivers the find to you. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hunting-salon%E2%84%A2\"\u003eBegin a Hunting Salon™ request\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: Kunisada Shiki no Nagame · four seasons shunga book · large-format Edo enpon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Utagawa Kunisada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54483163185445,"sku":"JP-CL-Z542523798","price":3225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/kunisada-shiki-no-nagame-01.jpg?v=1794590745","url":"https:\/\/japonista.com\/products\/utagawa-kunisada-shiki-no-nagame-shunga-enpon-spring-summer-volumes","provider":"Japonista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}