🏮 Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) – c.1826
Series: Kaidan Yoru no Tono (怪談夜の殿) — Tales of Pussy in the Palace at Night
Date: Bunsei 9 (1826)
Author: Utei Enba II (1792–1862)
Medium: Original Edo-period color woodblock print picture, shunga (Spring Picture)
 
Description:
This scene captures a quietly theatrical moment: a young beauty stands at the threshold of her residence, appearing to invite an older market vendor inside, while he bows awkwardly with his basket, looking slightly bewildered by the unexpected attention.  Above them, a group of elaborately-dressed women lean over a balcony, watching and whispering, turning what might be an ordinary delivery into a socially charged spectacle. 
 
Condition:
Nice impressions with rich color retention.  Overall fair condition with handling wear, soiling, creasing, slight wormage, burn marks at top.  No backing.
 
Size:
Approx. 27.2 × 22 cm 
 
References:
Teihon Ukiyo-e Shunga Meihin Shusei, Vol.10, Yoshikazu Hayashi
Japanese Erotic Art: The Hidden World of Shunga, Ofer Shagan, 2013
A Harlot’s Account of Vernal Love (Shunjo Gidan Mizuagechō), D.M. Richardson, 1994