A few examples of appraisal values for
SHUNGA

• Attributed to Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770),
  Attributed to Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770), Shunga, Circa 1770 Chuban woodblock print, image 18 x 24.5 cm frame 16.9 x 19.4 in — 43 x 49.3 cm
• Katsukawa Shuncho (active 1780-1801),
  Katsukawa Shuncho (active 1780-1801), Shunga Depicting a husband and wife in front of a smoking set chuban tate-e 7.2 x 9.8 in — 18.4 x 25 cm
• Japanese Shunga Scroll Painting Image
  Japanese Shunga Scroll Painting Image Size 112'' x 8''
• JAPANESE SHUNGA ALBUMBook of Japanese
  JAPANESE SHUNGA ALBUMBook of Japanese Shunga. Erotic art on silk, accordion style book with 11 panels (12th panel appears to be missing). Each silk panel 9" x 6 5/8", book 10 1/8" x 7 5/8" x 1". Staining, fraying and warping to covers, one cover partially detached, some foxing and discoloration present on pages and silk panels, one silk panel appears to be missing.
• KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849) EDO PERIOD,
  KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849) EDO PERIOD, CA. 1815 ?? ???? ??? ??an oban yoko-e shunga(erotic picture) print from the series Fukujuso(The Adonis Plant), depicting a sexually fulfilled woman lying down and playing with her infant son, talking to him with humour and candour, extolling the exploits of his father the previous night(1)26.8cm x 38cm
• BOOK OF JAPANESE SHUNGA EROTICA Book
  BOOK OF JAPANESE SHUNGA EROTICA Book of Japanese Shunga erotica, comprising of twelve painted images on silk, bound together in one volume, unsigned. 7.5" H x 7.75" W.
• Box Japanese Shunga Sake Cups etc.
  Box Japanese Shunga Sake Cups etc.
• JAPANESE SHUNGA ALBUMBook of Japanese
  JAPANESE SHUNGA ALBUMBook of Japanese Shunga. Erotic art on silk, accordion style book with 11 panels (12th panel appears to be missing). Each silk panel 9" x 6 5/8", book 10 1/8" x 7 5/8" x 1". Staining, fraying and warping to covers, one cover partially detached, some foxing and discoloration present on pages and silk panels, one silk panel appears to be missing.
• COLLECTION OF JAPANESE EROTIC ARTCollection
  COLLECTION OF JAPANESE EROTIC ARTCollection of Japanese Shunga art and erotic decorative items. 2 "pillow book" accordion style albums of erotic scenes, 1 with 25 pages depicting two series of scenes, 1 with 13 pages, larger 4 3/8" x 3 1/2" x 1/2"; 2 silk scrolls with erotic scenes, with wood rollers 35 1/2"L including paper; erotic wood carving, porcelain sake cup with erotic scene in the bowl, loose erotic art. One scroll missing wooden roller, both scrolls with minor tears and holes; both pillow books with some and losses to covers, pages all with some discoloration and minor losses, loose pieces all as is.
• 16 JAPANESE SHUNGA PAINTINGS ON SILKCollection
  16 JAPANESE SHUNGA PAINTINGS ON SILKCollection of 16 Japanese erotic scenes on silk. All unsigned. Largest 9" x 10 1/8". Minor fraying to edges and wrinkling to silk.
• JAPANESE SHUNGA BOOK Japanese Shunga
  JAPANESE SHUNGA BOOK Japanese Shunga book, 7.75"h.
• JAPANESE SCHOOL - SHUNGA Japanese school
  JAPANESE SCHOOL - SHUNGA Japanese school - shunga, black ink on rice paper, 7.375"h. x 13"w.
• ISODA KORYUSAI JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT18th
  ISODA KORYUSAI JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT18th century Japanese woodblock on laid cotton rag paper depicting an interior domestic scene; with matting; signed to UR and LR and stamp signed to LL; measures approximately 10-1/2" x 7-1/2"; in good overall condition but faded. Isoda Koryusai (1735–1790) was a Japanese ukiyo-e printmaker and painter active from 1769 to 1790. Koryusai was born in 1735 and worked as a samurai in the service of the Tsuchiya clan. He became a masterless ronin after the death of the head of the clan and moved to Edo (modern Tokyo) where he settled near Ryogoku Bridge in the Yagenbori area. He became a print designer there under the art name Haruhiro in 1769, at first making samurai-themed designs. The ukiyo-e print master Harunobu died in 1770, and about that time Koryusai began making prints in a similar style of life in the pleasure districts. Koryusai was a prolific designer of individual prints and print series in the 1770s. The series Models for Fashion: New Designs as Fresh Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana no hatsumoyo, 1776–81) ran for 140 prints, the longest ukiyo-e print series of beauties known. He designed at least 350 hashira-e pillar prints, numerous kacho-e birds-and-flowers prints, a great number of shunga erotic prints, and others. In 1782 Koryusai applied for and received the Buddhist honour hokkyo ("Bridge of the Law"), and thereafter used the title as part of his signature. His output slowed from this time, though he continued to design prints until his death in 1790.
• EIGHT PIECES OF HAND PAINTED HEREND
  EIGHT PIECES OF HAND PAINTED HEREND TABLE ITEMSHungarian, 20th century, including a woman harvesting wheat; seated fox; pair of orange slices; pair of fruit form covered boxes; Rothschild bird covered box; blue fishnet panda, 5 in.; all withÿblue Herend Hungary shield mark on bases Provenance: Private Collection Condition: one orange slice with chips, one orange slice with repaired leaf; other light wear
• GROUP OF 11 HEREND PORCELAIN ANIMAL
  GROUP OF 11 HEREND PORCELAIN ANIMAL FIGURESHungarian, 20th century, all with marks for Herend on bases, comprising: seven fishnet and gilt examples, including three rabbits, elephant, owl, bear, and giraffe, largest 5-1/4 in.; four natural examples, including a pig, rabbit, duck, and grasshopper, largest 3-1/2 in. Provenance: Private Collection, Hickory, North Carolina Condition: good overall, scattered surface scratches, some surface dirt and accretion
• 12 HEREND PORCELAIN ANIMALSHungary,
  12 HEREND PORCELAIN ANIMALSHungary, 20th century, comprising: two rabbits and a pair of rabbits, kangaroo and joey, pair of kangaroos, two elephants, seahorse on shell, fox, pair of puppies, rooster, and rhino, each hand painted with orange and white fishnet decoration, and gilt painted highlights, having Herend mark in overglaze blue to base, tallest 6-5/8 in. Provenance: Private Collection Condition: minor scratching, seahorse lacking one spine
• SEVEN HEREND PORCELAIN ANIMALSHungary,
  SEVEN HEREND PORCELAIN ANIMALSHungary, 20th century, comprising: gorilla, two monkeys, warthog, moose, penguin group, and dog, each with hand painted black and white fishnet pattern, gilt highlights, with Herend porcelain mark in overglaze blue to base, tallest 5-1/8 in. Provenance: Private Collection Condition: minor scratching, one monkey with crack to tail, label residue to underside
• EIGHT HEREND PORCELAIN ANIMALSHungary,
  EIGHT HEREND PORCELAIN ANIMALSHungary, 20th century, comprising: seal, ram, penguin, duck, fish, kitten on yarn ball, owl, and dolphin, each with hand painted blue and white fishnet decoration, with Herend mark in overglaze blue to base, tallest 4-3/4 in. Provenance: Private Collection Condition: minor scratching, dolphin with chip to dorsal fin and label residue to base
• NINE HEREND PORCELAIN ANIMALSHungary,
  NINE HEREND PORCELAIN ANIMALSHungary, 20th century, comprising: unicorn, hippo, hedgehog, rooster, sand dollar, elephant on ball, frog on lily pad, peacock and puppy, each having hand painted green and white fishnet decoration, puppy with pink and white, each with gilt highlights, having Herend mark in overglaze blue to base, tallest 4-3/4 in. Provenance: Private Collection Condition: minor scratching, some discoloration to rooster
• FIVE FRAMED WOODBLOCK PRINTS OF JAPANESE
  FIVE FRAMED WOODBLOCK PRINTS OF JAPANESE EROTICAFive Framed Woodblock Prints of Japanese Erotica to include, Meigi circa 1900 "Loving Couple" Shunga Elzan circa 1820 "Loving Couple" having red signature stamp in lower right Kunisada "shunga" circa 1835 along with a large framed piece having two 19th century woodblocks largest frame 53" x 13" Condition: All lots are sold "AS IS" The condition of lots can vary widely and are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. *No credit card payments will be accepted for silver, gold, or jewelry from buyers that have not purchased from our gallery in the past. Condition: Reports are available by request and answered in the order they are received starting the week of the sale. Our online buyers premium is 28%.
• TWO HEREND PORCELAIN FIGURESHungarian,
  TWO HEREND PORCELAIN FIGURESHungarian, 20th century, marks for Herend on bases, comprising: soldier seated on horseback, 12-1/2 x 10-1/8 x 3-1/2 in.; dancer in traditional dress, 11-1/2 x 5 x 4 in. Provenance: Estate of Nadean McArthur, Clyde, North Carolina Condition: surface dirt, typical light wear to bases; dancer with break and repair to foot and head/shoulders
• INDIAN CHANDRAKETUGARH POTTERY JAR DANCING
  INDIAN CHANDRAKETUGARH POTTERY JAR DANCING FEMALES TL'D...India, Chandraketugarh, Period III, Shunga (Sunga) Period, ca. 185 BCE to 50 CE. An incredibly rare find from a little-known area, this is an example of fine gray pottery with an extensive stamped design. This is a delicate thin-walled vessel, with a wide slightly raised foot, flaring rim and bulbous body decorated with repeating scene of dancing females with an occasional interspersed male on the lower register and females riding what appears to be a variant of a hippocamp on the top register. Size: 7" W x 7.125" H (17.8 cm x 18.1 cm) Chandraketugarh, located northeast of modern-day Kolkata, was a large fortified settlement with high ramparts and wooden housing on both sides of the fortifications. Period III was the most prosperous period, when the level of pottery production seems to have been the finest - as well as the most influenced by contact with the Romans (or at least, their trade goods). Beginning in this period and continuing to ca. 650 CE, their pottery was bright, with intricate designs created by painting, stamping, incisions, molding, and appliqueing. Vases like this one were not handmade - they were made by specialists in an urban economy and were made for an urban, elite or at least middle-class clientele. The quality of this vase speaks to Chandraketugarh's place along the Indian Ocean trade routes and its cosmopolitan culture. This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full report will accompany purchase. Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection acquired from Ibrahimi Gallery, California, USA, 2002 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #163478 Condition: Chips to foot and rim, wear to some of the highpoints of the figures. TL holes to foot and under rim.
• JAPANESE MEIJI SHUNGA HANDSCROLL PAINTING
  JAPANESE MEIJI SHUNGA HANDSCROLL PAINTING - ORGY**First Time At Auction** East Asia, Japan, Meiji period, 1868 to 1912. A very long Shunga painting mounted as a handscroll and depicting various explicit sexual interludes between samurai and courtesans that culminates in a full-fledged orgy involving a large group of lovers and even including an infant suckling its mother's breast at the far left. All is delineated in vibrant color and bold line. Shunga are Japanese artworks that depict an extensive array of sensual encounters, ranging from tender to erotic like this example. Shunga literally means "pictures of spring" - "spring" being a common euphemism for sex. An especially exciting Shunga painting mounted in a handscroll format. Size (painting): 5.25" L x 55" W (13.3 cm x 139.7 cm) Size (handscroll): 8.5" L x 75" W (21.6 cm x 190.5 cm) Japanese Shunga paintings were inspired by imagery found in Chinese medical manuals going back to the Muromachi era (14th to 16th centuries) as well as the paintings of Tang dynasty Chinese artist Zhou Fang who was known for depicting oversized genitalia. In Japan, the influences go back to the Heian period (794 to 1185) when sex scandals were depicted on narrative handscrolls; however, the form reached its pinnacle during the Edo period (1603 to 1867) and came to and end during the Meiji era (1868 to 1912). Provenance: private Hawaii collection, acquired 2000 to 2010 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #177487 Condition: Painting has expected age wear with slight darkening and minute tear marks (though mounted to backing and stable). Otherwise, very nice with vivid imagery and colors. Handscroll materials are newer than the painting and suggest that the painting was remounted.
• Two Japanese shunga woodblock prints;
  Two Japanese shunga woodblock prints; some color bleeding, toning, minor stains, some wear; measuring H: 7 3/4" x 9 3/4" (approx.)
• JAPANESE SHUNGA EROTIC ART SPRING PICTURES
  JAPANESE SHUNGA EROTIC ART SPRING PICTURES BOOKJapanese Shunga erotica pillow book, accordion style pages make with 10 panels that make up 5 scenes. 7" x 4 3/4" x 1 1/2". Good condition, no rips or tears. All panels attached, some with stains. See photos for more details on condition. shipping info This lot can be shipped in-house.
• 5 18C JAPANESE SHUNGA EROTIC NUDE WOODBLOCK
  5 18C JAPANESE SHUNGA EROTIC NUDE WOODBLOCK PRINTS Japan,18th-Early 19th CenturyIncluding five various erotic scenes of men and women.
• KEISAI EISEN (JAPAN, 1790-1848), FOUR
  KEISAI EISEN (JAPAN, 1790-1848), FOUR EROTIC WORKS, CIRCA 1830:, WOODBLOCK PRINTS, APPROX. 4.5" X 6" SIGHT. FRAMED 13" X 9".KEISAI EISEN, Japan, 1790-1848, Four erotic works, circa 1830: 1) Shunga. 2) "Yadorigi" (parasite plant). 3) "Yugiri" (evening mist). 4) "Dance of Flower" (lovers under the cherry trees). Dimensions: Woodblock prints, approx. 4.5" x 6" sight. Framed 13" x 9".
• SHUNGA WOODBLOCK PRINT 20TH CENTURY
  SHUNGA WOODBLOCK PRINT 20TH CENTURY DAI OBAN TATE-E. FRAMED 22" X 18".SHUNGA WOODBLOCK PRINT, 20th Century, An amorous couple. Signed upper left. Dimensions: Dai Oban tate-e. Framed 22" x 18".
• JAPANESE EDO PERIOD SHUNGA WOODBLOCK
  JAPANESE EDO PERIOD SHUNGA WOODBLOCK PRINT CHUBAN DIPTYCH 6" X 8.25" SIGHT. FRAMED 12" X 23".JAPANESE EDO PERIOD SHUNGA WOODBLOCK PRINT Chuban diptych Erotic view of modern Genji with nine women. 6" x 8.25" sight. Framed 12" x 23". Dimensions: 6" x 8.25" sight. Framed 12" x 23".
• SHUNGA PENCIL SKETCH BY HASHIGUCHI GOYO
  SHUNGA PENCIL SKETCH BY HASHIGUCHI GOYO (1881-1921) 13.75" X 19". UNFRAMED.SHUNGA PENCIL SKETCH BY HASHIGUCHI GOYO (1881-1921) Depicts a couple in an intimate position. Marked with a circular "Go" seal lower right. 13.75" x 19". Unframed. Dimensions: 13.75" x 19". Unframed. Provenance: Eldred's, Japanese Prints, August 1999, Lot #1666.
• 19TH C. JAPANESE IVORY EROTIC NETSUKE
  19TH C. JAPANESE IVORY EROTIC NETSUKE Shunga of a Couple Lovemaking, polychrome ivory, unsigned. 2 1/4" long, good condition.
• 18TH C. SIGNED JAPANESE SHUNGA NETSUKE
  18TH C. SIGNED JAPANESE SHUNGA NETSUKE Edo Period Standing Obi leaning on a flowering tree, having an erotic theme, unsigned, 1 3/8" tall. Yellowed, shrinkage cracks.
• JAPANESE SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY, SHUNGA
  JAPANESE SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY, SHUNGA PAINTING OF TWO WOMEN, INK AND COLOR ON PAPER FRAMED: 20 3/4 X 17 IN. (52.71 X 43.18 CM.)Japanese School, 20th Century, Shunga Painting of Two Women, Ink and Color on Paper, Dimensions: Framed: 20 3/4 x 17 in. (52.71 x 43.18 cm.)
• EROTIC JAPANESE IVORY CARVED BOXAntique
  EROTIC JAPANESE IVORY CARVED BOXAntique ivory Shunga carving. Box opens to reveal sculpture depicting a couple in an intimate position. Early 20C. Approx 2-1/4"L. Please note: This is antique, pre-ban African elephant ivory. Can be shipped to Florida addresses. See images. shipping info This item can be shipped in-house.
• (13) JAPANESE SHUNGA PRINTS Loose Erotic
  (13) JAPANESE SHUNGA PRINTS Loose Erotic Woodblock Prints, early 20th c., one with inscription features a labeled display of 'toys' is a restrike of image by KATSUSHKA HOKUSAI ca 1821, all others unsigned, 10" x 13 1/2", in cardboard folio,
• EROTIC JAPANESE NETSUKE COUPLEOvoid
  EROTIC JAPANESE NETSUKE COUPLEOvoid Shunga carved ivory netsuke. One side depicting a couple kissing and the other an intimate act. Late 19th early 20th Century erotica Japanese sculpture Manju . Approx 1-1/2"L. Please note: The item is carved from antique, pre-ban African elephant ivory. The item can be shipped only where allowed by law. Discoloration typical for age and use. See images for details on condition. shipping info This item can be shipped in-house.