Antique Japanese Shunga Ukiyoe Erotic Art Book Woodblock Print Kimono Edo FL401 cherry blossoms Japanese metal craft

Japanese metal craft

The edges are made of resin plastic and have metal embellishments on the corners

Design: Dotted and lined chain pattern

Metal parts for hanging

This is a large vintage Japanese orin bell for Buddhist altars

Antique Japanese Shunga Ukiyoe Erotic Art Book Woodblock Print Kimono Edo FL401 cherry blossoms Japanese metal craftAntique 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