Love Game (Shunga) - SOLD

Love Game is an original artwork realized in the 1850s by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (January 1, 1798– April 14, 1861).

Woodcut Print (Double Book Page).

Love game at night after a banquet with music, the game is observed by a cat.

Good impression with silver print (Kiri pattern on the dark blue partition), faded, backed, glued at upper corners, rubbed and soiled. Mounted.

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (January 1, 1798– April 14, 1861) was one of the last great masters of the Japanese ukiyo-e style of woodblock prints and painting.He was a member of the Utagawa school. The range of Kuniyoshi's subjects included many genres: landscapes, beautiful women, Kabuki actors, cats, and mythical animals. He is known for depictions of the battles of legendary samurai heroes. His artwork incorporated aspects of Western representation in landscape painting and caricature.