Bidspirit auction | Eiri Chokyosai, Love Letter, Female

Eiri Chokyosai, Love Letter, Female Beauty, Shunga - Artist: Eiri Chokyosai (1759-??) Title: Neat Version of a Love Letter or Pure Drawings of Female Beauty Publisher: No seal Date: 1801 Size: 26.0 x 38.6cm Condition: Horizontal and vertical folds, some wear and creases, pinholes, good impression in lines. A couple share an intimate moment in a box seat, surprisingly open and unguarded. The woman's agekakushi suggests she is of samurai lineage or a woman of considerable means. Created in an age when plant-based dyes were prevalent, this remarkably rare work retains its colours with exceptional clarity. Ref: JG0426NL25