Weighing the Goods of Love (Enshoku shinasadame) : [volume 2]

Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864 · 1830 · 8 pictures

A Japanese woodblock print album from 1830 by Utagawa Kunisada, 1786-1864, presenting erotic shunga scenes for a private adult audience. The four spreads show interior and garden settings in Edo-period dress, with cartouche captions and seasonal details such as a moon, pine tree and fan. A designer might take the flat colour fields, patterned textiles and tightly framed interior compositions as reference for kimono pattern and layout.

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