Authentic Taisho period original, c.1915, Japanese erotic art shunga kappazuri (stencil printing) picture book by an artist of the Utagawa School.  Kappazuri (stencil printing) was a cheaper, faster technique that became common for low-budget books in the late Meiji to early Shōwa periods.  Although a Japanese technique, it absolutely shows a Western influence in both materials and approach, and this book reflects both the Japanese stencil method fused with Western industrial printing
 
Shunga book measures 18 cm x 12 cm closed.  Decent colors and impressions.  Condition is decent with some wear and soiling.  Please judge from the photos provided. 
 
21 shunga picture pages enclosed, including the B&W shunga artwork.