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401 - Chubon (Middle book) - Shunga (Spring picture)
Kunisada

Kunisada

DATE 1840's
AUTHOR Kunisada Utagawa (1786 - 1865) - Japan
MEDIA Woodblock color print on paper
SIZE 21,6 x 27,6 cm (8" 1/2 x 10" 7/8)
LOCATION Private collection
NOTES Depicted is a homosexual scene with a man making love to his male najimi (regular partner). Homosexual designs in shunga are very rare but what makes this scene even more special is the large size of the young boy's genitalia which normally is depicted much smaller!
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