Original 19th century Japanese Woodblock Print Hidden Fold Shunga Toy Prints Shunga - Shun
Original 19th century Japanese Woodblock Print Hidden Fold Shunga Toy Prints Shunga - Shunga is a Japanese term for erotic pictures. Some scholars believe that the first shunga were inspired by Chinese medical manuals. Shunga prints grew in popularity in the early 18th century and the production of shunga peaked in the golden age of the print period in the late 19th century. Many ukiyo-e artists did shunga in addition to their normal specialties. The works sold well and, often at higher prices than the normal genre. So, artists had an incentive to delve into the realm of shunga. Often of very high quality and with great sensitivity to the subject, the best artists produced shunga of remarkable beauty. Shunga were rarely signed as collectors in the field know. Some of the noted artists in the field were; Moronobu, Hokusai, Shigenobu and the great Utamaro. Comments - A rare and interesting paper toy print print featuring a folding panel that reveals a hidden sexual scene in an otherwise normal illustration. In this scene, the woman is shown looking at a shunga album. The hidden flap depicts her imagining herself in the same embrace she sees in the book. These shunga toy prints are very rarely seen. -- source link