THE BASICS OF COPULATION (Tsukioka Settei)

Original Japanese shunga erotic woodblock print
Tsukioka Settei (月岡雪鼎)
A River of Admonitions for Women with Love Letters (女令川趣文)
Inscriptions: From fowl to insects and beasts, the basics of copulation are illustrated here. These three representatives of the types are useful as examples for human fornicating, and so illustrations have been included (てうるいむしけらけものゝるいかうぐの大ていはかくのごとく、わけて此三生は人間かう色のたよりとなるものゆへ、図こゝにいだす) – Translated by C. Andrew Gerstle
Year: 1771
Condition: overall good
Size: 15,5 x 8 cm

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