A very rare authentic original Edo Period shunga gem!   It's an antique 1802, Japanese erotic art shunga woodblock print picture by Kitagawa UTAMARO (1753-1806).  From his famous shunga series, Michiyuki koi no futozao (On the Road: Love Songs for the Thick-necked Shamisen). 
 
The shunga picture measures approximately 26.2 cm x 21.3 cm.  Excellent  colors and impressions!  Great condition with minor wear and soiling.  No backing.  Please refer to photos.
 
This a rare oppotunity to purchase one of Utamaro's better and more elusive shunga series!  The artwork is fabulous, classic Utamaro, and the various themes indulged upon cover a vast array of historical figures and their supposed dramas.  Don't miss out on your chance to own a shunga artwork from this highly-treasured series!
 
More about this shunga series:  "The work from this series is stylistically similar to Utamaro's earlier oban-sized series of the same subject, Manipulations of Love with Musical Accompaniment (Ongyoku koi no ayatsuri, 1801).  The subject of both works is based on dramatized tales (yet based on true stories) of 'fated lovers' who commit double 'love' suicide.  The stories evolved into a line of dramas for Bunraku and Kabuki theatre called shinju mono (double-suicide plays)."  excerpt from P.138 of Japanese Erotic Fantasies by Chris Uhlenbeck and Margarita Winkel. 
 
A great-looking and vibrant original shunga woodblock print picture by one of the most revered ukiyo-e artists of all time, Kitagawa Utamaro!  In this shunga scene.  a male lover nonchalantly penetrates his female partner, while she appears thoroughly engaged with her Japanese scroll readings.