Antique Japanese Shunga Ukiyoe Erotic Art Book Edo Woodblock Print Kimono FL403 kiridashi kogatana or fish plate

or fish plate

Shadow from old adhesive on lid

This is a Japanese Wooden Display box for displaying small things such as small statues or a small flower vase for Ikebana

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)

Antique Japanese Shunga Ukiyoe Erotic Art Book Edo Woodblock Print Kimono FL403 kiridashi kogatana or fish plateAntique 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