Artists Unknown Scenes of LovemakingTaisho (1912-1926) and Showa (1926-1989) era, early/mid-20th century
Two makimono (horizontal narrative handscrolls) by two different hands, each painted in ink and colours on silk; the first comprising eleven separate scenes of lovemaking, mounted on a silk backing with stylized gold cloud patterns, concluding with a single night scene of a man and his dog; the second compromising six scenes of lovemaking, within a striped silk border, one scene including a depiction of a storage box possibly dated Showa 23 (1948), the first scene with two seals; each with a wood storage box. The first: 312cm x 22cm (123¾in x 8 5/8in), each scene: 17.6cm x 22.1cm (7in x 8¾in); the second: 324cm x 25.5cm (127½in x 10in), each scene: 22cm x 32.5cm (8 5/8in x 12¾in). (4).