RARE - 1840 - Gay Shunga - Homoerotic Art - Stoic Old Guy
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Authentic Edo period original, c.1840, Japanese erotic art shunga surimono woodblock print picture by an artist of the UTAGAWA School. Shunga picture measures 9.3 cm x 12.7 cm. Very good colors and impressions and nice mica (metallic pigments). Condition is good with some light wear and soiling. No backing. Please see and judge from photos.
A rare homoerotic, gay (nanshoku) shunga from c.1840 Japan. In this scene, a stoic old man takes the dominant role and penetrates his onnagata (female impersonator) partner from behind.
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