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

Estimate

60,000 - 80,000 EUR

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Description

the complete set of twelve woodblock prints, without printed preface, shunga, 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 by 26⅛ in.

Gerhard Pulverer (b. 1930)

A masterpiece of shunga [lit. spring pictures] 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, go to:

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/277959

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