Antique Japanese Shunga Ukiyoe Erotic Art Book Edo Woodblock Print Kimono FL403 kiridashi kogatana Shadow from old adhesive on

Shadow from old adhesive on lid

陸中一宮 Rikuchu Ichinomiya

depicting the year-round events and the daily life of the female attendants in the Great Inner Palace of Edo Castle (also known as Chiyoda Castle)

Cracks in glaze

Words on the bottom: Hida

Antique Japanese Shunga Ukiyoe Erotic Art Book Edo Woodblock Print Kimono FL403 kiridashi kogatana Shadow from old adhesive onAntique Japanese Shunga Ukiyoe Erotic Art Book This is an antique Japanese Edo period art book of erotic shunga woodblock prints. It contains text and Shunga paintings. The title is keichu kibun makura bunko. Shunga is Japanese erotic art made traditionally by ukiyoe woodblock printing. Though these types of images and books are associated with general art as well as personal entertainment, the images in shunga were also used as an educational tool