FLOATING BRIDGE OF HEAVEN: CHIEF RETAINER AND RETIRED WOMAN (Yanagawa Shigenobu)

Object: original Japanese woodblock print
Genre: shunga 春画 erotic art

Artist: Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信 (1787-1832)
From the book: Floating Bridge of Heaven 天野浮橋, vol. 3 人
Print subject: chief retainer comforting a retired woman

Material: washi 和紙 Japanese paper
Technique: nishiki-e 錦絵 multi-coloured woodblock printing