Volume 3 of Unknown Erotic (Shunga) Set (Tōsei komonchō)
A Japanese woodblock shunga album volume attributed to Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861), made in Edo-period Japan for private viewing rather than public sale. The four pictures show explicit sexual scenes, rendered in flat areas of colour with patterned textiles, folding screens and sliding-panel interiors. A designer might take the bold outlines, patterned kimono and fabric textures, and the compact interior compositions with their stylised screens and low furniture.
