A JAPANESE VERSION OF THE LIFE OF THE BUDDHA: HEAVENLY ENCOUNTER (Koikawa Shozan)

Object: original Japanese woodblock print
Genre: shunga 春画 erotic art

Artist: Koikawa Shozan 恋川笑山 (1823-1907)
From the book: A Japanese Version of the Life of the Buddha 釈花八粧矢的文庫, vol. 3 三の巻
Print subject: heavenly encounter

Material: washi 和紙 Japanese paper
Technique: nishiki-e 錦絵 multi-coloured woodblock printing