c. 1920s Japanese Shunga Print on Silk in Unusual Modern Style bevelled glass handmirror The back side

The back side

There is a fine crease that runs horizontally across the center

it would absolutely make a dinner party table

adding another gradation to the mix

and while this little skier is not especially unique

c. 1920s Japanese Shunga Print on Silk in Unusual Modern Style bevelled glass handmirror The back sideThis is an unusual, early 20th c. Japanese Shunga (erotic) print I am pretty certain a woodblock, printed on sheer silk which I purchased from a Japanese print seller in California, who also noted the unusualness of the style. Shunga (translation: "picture of spring," "spring" being a euphemism) has a long and fascinating history, both formally (among other influences, Shunga was shaped early on by illustrations in Chinese medicine manuals) and in