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Image	Last Name	First Name	Title	Technique	Date
T850072	Kunisada	"Toyokuni III, Utagawa"	"[Two figures from two facing pages (or folios) of a shunga book] The artist has used the age-old ""fukinuki yatai"" spatial perspective (roof removed to create a stage in which an action takes place) to increase the sense of voyeurism. The woman's long-sleeved kimono (furisode, dangling sleeves) with crests (apricot blossom?) indicate that she is young and unmarried. In her kneeling position, the layers of her kimono are open at the knees, revealing a glimpse of her anatomy. There is a 13 string Japanese harp (called koto, made popular by the ruling class of the the middle Heian period of 951-1086) and finger plectrums (picks) on the floor. Ability to play musical instruments was part of the training of the geishas, courtesans and highborn daughters. The male gropes her upper body and grasps her wrist. The woman's expression appears to be one of surprise. Shunga (literally ""spring pictures"") are erotic in content (usually exhibiting exaggerated genitals) and can be individual prints or bound books. Many shunga books include texts. Practically every ukiyo-e artist (notably, Utamaro and Hokusai) designed shunga prints. These erotic images did not have the same stigma attached to them as modern pornography does. In fact, it was tradition that brides of high-ranking officials bought a set of twelve shunga books along with their wedding furniture. The contents of these erotic books and prints range from historical episodes (such as the Tale of Prince Genji) adjusted to contemporary settings, instructional manuals functioning as sexual guidance for the sons and daughters of wealthy families, to comical depictions of erotic acts by those who are not ""beautiful"". The popularity of the shunga led to a unique development of this genre in Japanese art of the Edo period. "	Woodcut/color/embossing (Upwards of 30 blocks were likely used to produce this image)	c. 1830
T900028	Kunitoshi	Baiju	Hibiya Kanepeishiki no Zu (Military Parade)	Woodcut / color	1869
T2011.11	Kuniyoshi	Utagawa	"""Minamoto Yorimitsu Tormented by the Earth Spider"""	Woodcut	1843
T900027	Kuniyoshi	Ichiyusai	[Woman Reading a Letter]	Woodcut/color/pillar	1840?
T810526	Kunkel	Wallace	Old Home Place	Linocut
T810527	Kupczynski	Stanley	Monika	Lithograph/color
T810530	Kusaka	Kenji	Work 1	Woodcut/color	1964
T810529	Kusaka	Kenji	Work 43	Woodcut/color	1966
T970010	Kusie	Michael	Map E02	Etching	1997
T990022	L'Heureux	Jeanne Jo	[Igor Gorgonzola]	Giclee/collage/mixed media	1998

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