Mirror of the Vagina 絵本開中鏡 - Examinations of a Young Concubine - After 1823 - Shunga 春画 - Utagawa Toyokuni 歌川豊国 (1769-1825) - 日本 - 江戶時代（1600-1868）
編號 88434319
Object: original Japanese woodblock print (double page illustration)
Genre: abuna-e あぶな絵 dangerous pictures
Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni 歌川豊国 (1769-1825)
From the book: Picture Book, Mirror of the Vagina 絵本開中鏡, vol. 1 上
Print subject: After completing the practical exams for playing the koto and shamisen, a concubine answers the questions in the oral examination, explaining that this is her first time working as a servant and that she is 17 years old. While the elderly lady is explaining to her how to prepare for the service in the inner palace, the situation gradually turns to advice on nighttime companionship.
Material: washi 和紙 Japanese paper
Technique: nishiki-e 錦絵 multi-coloured woodblock printing
Year: later edition of a work from 1823
Condition: fair, pages glued together - please look at the pictures
Dimensions: 22 x 27 cm
The woodblock print will be well-packaged and shipped by registered mail with a tracking code.
賣家的故事
Object: original Japanese woodblock print (double page illustration)
Genre: abuna-e あぶな絵 dangerous pictures
Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni 歌川豊国 (1769-1825)
From the book: Picture Book, Mirror of the Vagina 絵本開中鏡, vol. 1 上
Print subject: After completing the practical exams for playing the koto and shamisen, a concubine answers the questions in the oral examination, explaining that this is her first time working as a servant and that she is 17 years old. While the elderly lady is explaining to her how to prepare for the service in the inner palace, the situation gradually turns to advice on nighttime companionship.
Material: washi 和紙 Japanese paper
Technique: nishiki-e 錦絵 multi-coloured woodblock printing
Year: later edition of a work from 1823
Condition: fair, pages glued together - please look at the pictures
Dimensions: 22 x 27 cm
The woodblock print will be well-packaged and shipped by registered mail with a tracking code.
