unsigned -- "Shunga #A"

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Artist unsigned
(not uncommon for "shunga")
Title "Shunga #A"
Date Early Showa Period, 1931
Series na
Publisher Bijutsusha (Tokyo, active 1920's-1930's)
Seal, Carver/Printer na
Image Size 9 1/4 x 10 1/8
Impression Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading; extensive "gauffrage" (embossing) to kimono, body areas, and decorative outer border area; highly detailed carving of hair-lines; crisp line-work.
Condition Nearly Excellent. Fresh colors.
Full original margins.
(Light toning; few scattered marks; light wear.)
Reference/Illus na
Comments A colorful early-Showa period "shunga" print. Highly detailed and exquisitely printed--with decorative "window format" design.
Quite clean for "shunga."
Item # DG-854
Price $170