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SUZUKI HARUNOBU (1725-1770)
AND ATTRIBUTED TO SHIBA KOKAN
(1747-1818)
Edo period (1615-1868),
circa late 1760s and circa 1774
Two chuban yoko-e erotic prints: the first,
no.13, from the series Furyu Enshoku
Mane’emon (Elegant Erotic Mane’emon),
depicting a courtesan and her client relaxing
on a futon, the miniature man Mane’emon
watching them from between the legs of the
Chinese lacquer stand, unsigned, 20.5cm x
27.5cm (8 1/8in x 10 13/16in); the second
attributed to Shiba Kokan, probably from the
series Mamesuke (Bean Man), depicting a
geisha and a client engaged in conversation
while the geisha applies colour to her lips,
Mamesuke watching them while standing on
a domed cosmetic box, unsigned,
19.2cm x 25.7cm (7 9/16inx 10 1/8in). (2).

£1,200 - 1,800
JPY180,000 - 270,000
US$1,600 - 2,500

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SUZUKI HARUNOBU (1725-1770)
Edo period (1615-1868), circa late 1760s
A chuban yoko-e erotic print from the series
Furyu Enshoku Mane’emon (Elegant Erotic
Mane’emon), no.12, depicting a courtesan
jealously watching the intimacy between her
apprentice and a kabuki actor in a Yoshiwara
brothel, the miniature man Mane’emon spying
them from a flowering tree branch, unsigned.
21.2cm x 28.8cm (8 3/8in x 11 5/8in).

£800 - 1,000
JPY120,000 - 150,000
US$1,100 - 1,400

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