Anonymous 19th Century Shunga (F) joe brentano Signed with monogram at lower

Signed with monogram at lower right

A standing female figure holding a sword and scales/balance

which he painted in the Gothic Room of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Mansion in Boston

the book argues for a microcosmic understanding of the human body as a composite of the four essential elements

He worked as an illustrator for a time in New Orleans

Anonymous 19th Century Shunga (F) joe brentano Signed with monogram at lowerAnonymous 19th Century Artist Color woodblock engraving circa 1850 Trimmed within the margins Sheet dimensions: 3. 625 x 5 in. Frame dimensions: 7 x 10 in. Presented in a hand finished natural teak wood frame with side splines indicative of the classic Japanese aesthetic. The artwork is floating on a natural rag platform and protected with anti reflection, uv filtering museum acrylic.