Hiyaku mon futari furisode

(比翼紋両個振袖)

1929

This two-volume series is also known as Shi ohichi kichiza futari furisode (於七吉三両個振袖). Each page is approximately 8¾ by 6¹/₃ inches or 22 by 16 cm, a size known as hanshi-bon.

A woman is being peeked taking a bath while in the background her husband’s dog has become a major attraction in the neighborhood

Bored Man with Sleeping Wife

NOTE: This image also appears in the series Aki no nanakusa. I am grateful to Marijn Kruijff of Shunga Gallery for the image.

Man with Dog

I am grateful to Marijn Kruijff of Shunga Gallery for this image.

This image and the following image are the same page with and without a flap folded over.

Activities in various parts of a lower-class brothel

When a flap is turned, the left side of the previous image remains the same, but the right side changes.

This image and the following image are of pages with printed paper flaps (shikake, 仕掛け).

Book covers

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