Antique Japanese Shunga Ukiyoe Erotic Art Book Woodblock Print Kimono Edo FL401 cherry blossoms Metal parts for hanging

Metal parts for hanging

it features a lotus design

Kanji on the lid: 菊（Kiku)、the rest is unreadable

5 cm wide x 38 cm tall

The Japanese abacus is different from the parent Chinese version

Antique Japanese Shunga Ukiyoe Erotic Art Book Woodblock Print Kimono Edo FL401 cherry blossoms Metal parts for hangingAntique Japanese Shunga Ukiyoe Erotic Art Book This is an antique Japanese Edo period art book of erotic shunga woodblock prints (ukiyoe) titled uotori ajiwaikurabe, which means fishes and birds tasting. It contains text and Shunga paintings in color. Each Shunga seems to have a title named after a kind of fish, such as whale, octopus, shellfish, or pufferfish. Shunga is Japanese erotic art made traditionally by ukiyoe woodblock printing. Though these