Shunga Japanese Erotic Art Giclee Print Hand Painting On Silk 10.5" X 7.5" #11 Bowls There is a maker's mark

There is a maker's mark on the bottom (see pictures 8 & 9) and this is a style of vase made by Eiwa 栄和謹製

often copper or silver

It was used for precise paring and finishing of many kinds of wood joinery

Marked on the back "Made in China"

Shunga Japanese Erotic Art Giclee Print Hand Painting On Silk 10.5" X 7.5" #11 Bowls There is a maker's markThis 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" x 7. 5". This is a gicle print. It is from a very high resolution scan of the original print in our collection