PAIRINGS OF MEN AND WOMEN: MALE EARTH, FEMALE METAL (Takehara Shunchosai)

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

Artist: attrib. Takehara Shunchosai 竹原春朝斎 (d. 1801)
From the book: A Mirror of Pairings of Men and Women 男女相生考見
Print title: Male Earth, Female Metal 男土女金

Note: the title is a reference to the traditional conceptual scheme of the Five Elements 五行

Material: washi 和紙 Japanese paper
Technique: benizuri-e 紅摺絵 limited color woodblock printing

Year: ca. 1776
Condition: overall good, some stains and paper thinning, trimmed margins
Dimensions: 34 x 10.5 cm

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