Japanese Woodblock Prints from an Important Private European Collection

Attributed to Torii Kiyonaga (1752-1815) | Scroll for the Sleeve (Sode no maki) | Edo period, late 18th century

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Attributed to Torii Kiyonaga (1752-1815)

Scroll for the Sleeve (Sode no maki)

Edo period, late 18^th century

the complete set of twelve woodblock prints, without printed preface, shunga [lit. spring pictures], hashira-e, unsigned, circa 1785; each with collector's seal of Gerhard Pulverer to verso

Horizontal hashira-e: each sheet approx. 12.5 x 66.5 cm., 4⅞ x 26⅛ in.

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Attribué à Torii Kiyonaga (1752-1815), Rouleau de manche, époque Edo, fin du XVIIIe siècle

Gerhard Pulverer (b. 1930)

A masterpiece of shunga by Kiyonaga. The closely-cropped narrow hashira-e format dramatically captures the amorous couples in the throes of passion. The title Sode no maki, or ‘Handscroll for the Sleeve’, suggests that it was designed to be carried furtively inside the sleeve of a kimono.

Similar impressions of the complete set are in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number RES.09.319.

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