c. 1920s Japanese Shunga Print on Silk in Unusual Modern Style 1972 edition The purpose of a “tip

The purpose of a “tip up” is to suspend bait at a set depth

I'd spread them out on the coffee table and never put them away

found in Haverhill

I am pretty certain this is a snuff box

though I might not put a ton of weight inside the pockets

c. 1920s Japanese Shunga Print on Silk in Unusual Modern Style 1972 edition The purpose of a “tipThis is an unusual, early 20th c. Japanese Shunga (erotic) print I am pretty certain a woodblock, printed on sheer silk which I purchased from a Japanese print seller in California, who also noted the unusualness of the style. Shunga (translation: "picture of spring," "spring" being a euphemism) has a long and fascinating history, both formally (among other influences, Shunga was shaped early on by illustrations in Chinese medicine manuals) and in