Shunga Japanese Erotic Art Giclee Print Hand Painting on Silk 10.25"x8" #24 Shogiban Very unusual wooden mechanical pencil

Very unusual wooden mechanical pencil with a carved top in the form of a cats head

To make a wish you paint in one eye

and the virtues of a carefree approach to life

She wears a wide brimmed hat

Shunga Japanese Erotic Art Giclee Print Hand Painting on Silk 10.25"x8" #24 Shogiban Very unusual wooden mechanical pencilThis is a reproduction Shunga print of a Japanese Taisho era c. 1920 hand painting on silk. Shunga or "Spring Art" such as this was outlawed throughout Japan for centuries but persisted even by the very most famous artists, though typically created anonymously, given the high demand. It is the same size as the original measuring about 10. 5" x 8". This is a gicle print. It is from a very high resolution scan of the original print in our collection