R80,000 - R100,000
A KATSUSHIKA SCHOOL HOKUSAI PILLOW BOOK, LATE EDO PERIOD, 1760 – 1849
A Hokusai pillow book with 12 individual plates of erotic scenes of various lovers, from the series, “Young Pine Saplings” (Kinoe Do Kamatsu). Each hand painted using various colours and gold foiling, bound in an ornate silk cloth, plates have been remounted and re-bound, accompanied by a box with Tokyo antique dealers’ inscription
each plate 26cm X 22cm
Shunga is a Japanese term for erotic pictures. Some scholars believe that the first shunga were inspired by Chinese medical manuals. Shunga prints grew in popularity in the early 18th century and the production of shunga peaked in the golden age of the print period in the late 19th Century. Many ukiyo-e artists did shunga in addition to their normal specialties. The works sold well and were often at higher prices than the normal genre. So, artists had an incentive to delve into the realm of shunga. Often of very high quality and with great sensitivity to the subject, the best artists produced shunga of remarkable beauty. Shunga were rarely signed as collectors in the field know. Some of the noted artists in the field were; Moronobu, Hokusai, Shigenobu and the great Utamaro
Fees apply to the hammer price:
Room and Absentee Bids:| 1 to 10000: | 23% inc VAT* |
| 10001+: | 19.55% inc VAT* |
| 1 to 10000: | 23% inc VAT* |
| 10001+: | 19.55% inc VAT* |
