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SUZUKI HARUNOBU (1725-1770)
Edo period (1868-1912), circa late 1760s
A chuban yoko-e erotic print depicting an
intimate moment between a couple visiting
a kiku matsuri (chrysanthemum exhibition),
the young girl in furisode (kimono with long
sleeves) coyly restraining the advances of
her lover in the presence of a young boy;
unsigned. 20.4cm x 28cm (8in x 11in).
£3,500 - 5,500
JPY530,000 - 830,000
US$4,800 - 7,500

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UTAGAWA KUNIMARO
(ACTIVE 1830-1870)
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1848-54
A three-volume set of hanshibon-size erotic
books titled Keichu ookarakuri (Large Puppet
Play in the Bedroom), each volume containing
scenes of lovemaking by different couples:
vol.1 consisting of two pages of preface
by Joraku Injin, three single-page and five
double-page of colour illustrations and eight
pages of text; vol.2 with two single-page and
four double-page of colour illustrations and
10 pages of text; vol.3 with one single-page
and three double-page of colour illustrations,
one single-page black-and-white illustration
and 10 pages of text; some pages signed; the
illustrations possibly not complete and/or in
the correct sequences. Each approx.,
24cm x 17cm (9 7/16in x 6 11/16in). (3).
£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 230,000
US$1,400 - 2,000

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