Objects: two original Japanese woodblock prints (double-page illustrations) Genre: abuna-e あぶな絵 dangerous pictures Artist: Kitao Shigemasa 北尾重政 (1739-1820) From the book: Picture Book, Permissive Tones 艶本免の音色, vol. 3 下 Top inscriptions (translations by Tsuge Gen’ichi 柘植元一): - Under the cover of a misted moon on the evening following the festival of the cherry blossoms, he caught at her sleeve. But the lady knew well that his call to a tryst was but a token of insincere love. 花乃えんのゆふぐれおぼろ月夜にひくそでさだかならぬちぎりこそこゝろあさくみえけれ (from the song cycle Tenga Taihei 天下太平) - At dusk on a promised evening, I followed the faint but faithful guide of incense to its source. As a panel of the bush-clover room slid open, the aroma gracefully embraced me. ちぎりしよひのたそかれしるべふかきそらだきとめいるかたのはぎの戸をひらくやそでのうつりが (from the song cycle Kokoro-zukushi 心尽) Publisher: Daikodo 大好堂 Material: washi 和紙 Japanese paper Technique: sumizuri-e 墨摺絵 monochromatic woodblock printing Year: ca. 1779 Condition: reasonable/poor, stains, significant paper thinnings (particularly in the lower corners), trimmed margins, pages glued together - please look at the pictures Dimensions: approx. 26,5 x 17,5 cm The woodblock prints will be well-packaged and shipped by registered mail with a tracking code.