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1. Birthday scroll - Instead of a basic card you can prepare a birthday scroll for your loved one. You can choose silk or beautiful handmade paper to write a note in and present the scroll with a bunch of flowers which will make one of the most touching birthday gifts.

2. Handmade pendant - You can pick up a chain with a pretty pendant and then put a personalized touch to it by inserting some pretty beads and stones in it. This will make a beautiful and affordable gift which will be received by your loved ones with excitement and happiness.

3. Autographed book - Gifting your friends or family members with a book written and autographed by their favorite author will make for one of the most special and loved birthday presents. You can always enquire in bookshops for autographed books well in advance so that they can give you a copy before the d-day.

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5. Portrait mug - A portrait mug sporting a great picture of your close one on it will also make for a unique birthday gift. You can include a birthday message along with the date which will turn a common mug into a priced memento.

6. Theme birthday cake - If you are fond of baking you can prepare a birthday cake with a theme which can be based on your loved one's favorite hobby or cartoon character. You can also order in a personalized cake from his or her favorite bakery.

7. Personalized lamp shade - By picking up a plain lampshade you can personalize it into a unique birthday gift by painting beautiful motifs or your loved one's Sun sign on it which will make it unique while costing much less than $ 20.

8. Printed tee-shirt - There are a large number of tee-shirt outlets that offer printing services for customers. You can choose a tee-shirt in your loved ones favorite shade and then print a mice photograph or the image of his or her favorite pop star over it which would make a great and affordable gift.

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In some ways a small gift of under $20 can be much more valuable to your loved ones on their birthday than the most luxurious of gifts in the world as it would reflect your feelings and sentiments in a completely personalized way.

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10 Evocative Rape Images In The Erotic Woodblock Genre Of Shunga

Shunga, literally "Images of Spring", is the generic term used to describe erotic prints, books, scrolls and paintings of Japan.  At the end of the 18th Century the first scenes concerning the subject of rape within shunga was introduced. At first within the albums, consisting of 12 to 13 chuban or oban prints, and later also in the ehon (book) illustrations. The following 10 rape designs I found in books or was (is) part of our collection (see author bio) and are striking examples of this specific theme within the shunga genre:    

 

1) Koryusai - Falconer   

This chuban design by the great pioneer Isoda Koryusai (act. 1770-1780s) from his celebrated 'Prosperous Flowers of the Elegant Twelve Seasons' published in 1772-1773, was one of first Japanese prints depicting rape in the 18th Century. The image is associated with the eighth month and shows a falconer forcing down a young girl to the ground in the middle of grass and japanese clover. Koryusai used a somber and lurid tonality in his use of colors which, together with the wild clawing clover perfectly symbolizes the girl's entrapment.   

 

2) Hokusai - Retard   

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) offers a rape scene in the large oban format of near-comedy in his masterful series 'Fukujuso' (aka. 'Lovemaking at New Year's' and ' The Adonis Plant') published ca. 1822-1823. Depicted is a clownish and obviously retarded bath-house attendant assaulting a maiden who he has long lusted for. He's holding a coin in his ear, as was the custom of footmen who didn't possess a purse. A similar scene can be found in Hokusai's 'Kino-e no komatsu' (Pining for Love) which is somehow less comic.

 

3) Kunisada - Binded Woman   

This horrifying scene from Utagawa Kunisada's (1786-1865) 'Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, Prospects for the Four Seasons' (late 1820s) with the female victim being crucified and pinioned to a wooden cross. What enhances the drama is besides the location, somewhere deep in a forest, the fact that her tormentor has deliberately prepared his violent act leaving no ways to escape.    

 

4) Kunisada - Fox Fires  

In another rape design by Kunisada portrays three untractable palanquin bearers holding Ocho, a daughter of the owner of the Karakotoya brothel, to the ground. The restful setting is the surroundings of the Kurosuke Inari Shrine. The 'fox-lights' (fox-fires) indicate the presence of the fox spirits. This book illustration is from Kunisada's 'Shunshoku hatusne no ume' (The Erotic Adventures of Six Women) from 1842.
  

 

5) Shigenobu - Gang Rape  

Yanagawa Shigenobu's (1789-1833) oban design from 'Yanagi no arashi' (Wind in the Willows) involves four palanquin bearers struggling to hold down a frantic woman. One of the men (second from the left) sports some detailed tattoos on both arms. The woman is kicking and resisting strongly, but one has the sense that she might be the one in control here.    

 

6) Kuniyoshi - Candle  

In this famous rape scene by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) from the book 'Byokei ri goyoshi ga' (c.1830), three men in a darkened room have overpowered a woman. The leading man, who is wearing spectacles, is penetrating his victim while holding a candle. It is whispered (rumoured) among shunga devotees that this man is actually Kuniyoshi himself.

 

7) Hokusai - Palanquin Bearers  

From the shungabook series 'Manpuku Wagojin' (Gods of Intercourse) which Hokusai designed in 1821 this rape scene depicts two palanquin bearers (again!) ready to rape a courtisan (prostitute). The man holding her from behind has a violent grip around her neck while at the same time is licking her cheek.    

 

Utamaro - Attempted Rape  

In 1788 one of Utamaro's (1754-1806) most impressive early masterpieces 'Utamakura'  (Poem of the Pillow) appeared in a series consisting of 12 horizontal album prints. The concerning misogynistic design of this set is one of the most dramatic scenes with a plebeian maiden being assaulted by a middle-aged workman while resisting with all her strength. The two protagonists are set to a dark-grey background which heightens the dramatic effect.    

 

9) Eiri - Lackey  

Chokyosai Eiri's (act. 1789-1801) 'Fumi no kiyogaki' (Models of Calligraphy), dated 1801, is considered to be one of the boldest sets of oban-size shunga known. It contains thirteen instead of the usual twelve designs and is almost completely inspired by Utamaro's 'Utamakura'. Also this print (see Utamaro - Attempted Rape), which is, compared to Utamaro's classic, a more comic interpretation of a middle-aged lackey attempting to forcibly seduce a servant girl of the same residence.
  

 

10) Hokusai - Post-rape Scene  

The 'Gods of Intercouse' series is concentrated on the tales of the two courtisans Osane and Otsubi who are from various social backgrounds. In this case, Osane, the daughter of a rich merchant, is depicted after a group rape. She's alone, laying against a tree and it seems like she's strangely satisfied by this brutal experience which is emphasized by the number of handkerchiefs around her. The tousled hair indicates her depraved nature and is a sign that she will come to a sorry end. It remains one of the most intriguing rape scenes in the history of Ukiyo-e shunga.

 

The above list doesn't include Hokusai's famous 'Dream of the Fisherman's Wife' design and Utamaro's Kappa rape design from his Poem of the Pillow -series (both are described in the article "10 Controversial Erotic Shunga Woodblock Prints", see article index) because these scenes depict fantasies of the female protagonists involved and are not on an involuntary basis. 

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You can find the 10 illustrations of the prints treated in this article if you click on the following link: http://www.akantiek.com/shunga.rape.articles.12.htm . For more articles on shunga and Japanese woodblock prints click here: http://www.akantiek.com/articles.htm 

Man requires soft furnishings advice!?

I've just bought two lovely large suede sofas of a plain design in black.

I want to accessorise them with cushions, and was thinking of two large plain burgundy cushions with gold tassles on each corner for each sofa(24" square) as they're in the sale(!), supplemented by two black and gold damask scroll design cushions (17" square).

My room is currently painted in neutral colours with a neutral carpet, although I intend to paint an accent wall soon.

I think it'd look good, but what do you think?
When I say the burgundy are plain, they are just that colour, but the cushions are ribbed.

It wouldn't look WRONG, but ... well, what's the overall feeling you're trying to achieve in the room?

What you're describing sounds "rich", but a bit stiff, formal, and heavy. If that's a good description of your personal style, you might really like the effect. However, you may find it uninviting (Damask! Gold tassels! Hands OFF!) and your guests might feel uncomfortable, too.

Your sofas are large, black, and suede ... large, dark furniture has a lot of visual "weight", meaning that it will have the effect of "sucking" the light from the room. Suede will compound that feeling because it's such a matte surface.

The plain design of your sofas will probably lend itself nicely to a more contemporary style (no Damask! no gold tassels!). I LIKE the idea of square accent pillows, but I'd buy something punchier ... maybe use the neutrals in your room as a springboard, combined with a bright (orange? turquoise? lime?) that you also use in a few other places around the room as "pops" of color. I'd find something with a bold geometric pattern in the fabric (stripes, circles, squares) to reinforce the "contemporary".

Be sure to use black elsewhere in the room (picture frames, lamps, etc.) to tie in those sofas, and definitely put some "bling" in there ... something shiny! Anything reflective will help offset the massiveness of the sofas and help bounce the light around ... mirrors, chrome, glass, etc.

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