1899 - KOGYO Shunga - Izumo no chigiri - Climax
Authentic Meiji period original, c.1899, Japanese erotic art shunga woodblock print crepe picture by Terazaki Kogyo (1866-1919). From his famous series, Izumo no chigiri (Pledge of Izumo).
Shunga picture measures 25.7 cm x 19.1 cm. Excellent colors and impressions! Lovely addition of deluxe printing technique, silver mica (metallic pigments). Condition is decent+/good with minor wear and centerfold down the middle of the picture. No backing. Please see and judge from photos.
A Japanese beauty passionately embraces her lover at the height of their encounter, her expression and tightly entwined body suggesting a moment of climax. Behind the couple, autumn maple leaves decorate the sliding panels, providing an elegant seasonal backdrop to the intensity of the scene.
