FIRST TEA CEREMONY OF THE NEW YEAR: LADLE (Utagawa School)

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

Artist: Utagawa school 歌川派
From the series: First Tea Ceremony of the New Year 茶の湯の立ぞめ
Print title: Ladle ひしやく

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