FAMOUS PLACES OF THE CAPITAL IN SPRING COLORS: GION NIKENCHAYA (Utagawa School)

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

Artist: Utagawa school 歌川派
From the series: Famous Places of the Capital in Spring Colors 春色都名所
Print title: Gion Nikenchaya 祇園二軒茶屋

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