BRIDGE OF LOVE: READING A LETTER (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: Bridge of Love, Sumo Song Verses 恋のかけはし 角力じんくぶし
Print subject: reading a letter

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

Period: mid-19th century
Condition: overall fair, small holes
Dimensions: 20,5 x 17,5 cm

SOLD