THE KAMEYA HOUSE IN THE NEW YOSHIWARA PLEASURE QUARTER (Utagawa School)

Object: 9 original Japanese woodblock prints
Genre: shunga 春画 erotic art

Artist: Utagawa school 歌川派
Subject of the prints: the Kameya House 亀屋 at Kyomachi itchome 京町一丁目 in the New Yoshiwara 新吉原 pleasure quarter

Note: the nine prints together compose a single scene

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

Period: mid-19th century
Condition: overall good
Dimensions of each: 12,5 x 9,5 cm

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