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Authentic Edo period original, c.1840, Japanese erotic art shunga surimono woodblock print picture by an artist of the UTAGAWA School.  Shunga picture measures 9 cm x 12.7 cm.  Good colors and impressions.  Condition is decent with some wear and soiling, crease lines, two tiny wormholes at bottom right corner.  No backing.  Please see and judge from photos.
 
A rare homoerotic, gay (nanshoku) shunga from c.1840 Japan.  In this scene, a sly monk penetrates his onnagata (female impersonator) partner with a wry smile.
 
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