Edo period (1615-1868), circa late 1760s and circa 1774 Three chuban yoko-e shunga prints; two by Harunobu, the first of Shiohama no shugetsu (Autumn Moon Over Shiohama Beach) from the series Furyu Edo hakkei (Fashionable Eight Views of Edo), depicting a young couple making love on a veranda overlooking an enden (salt evaporation pond) on the seashore, unsigned, 20.2cm x 25cm (8in x 9 7/8in); the second, no.10, from the series Furyu Enshoku Mane'emon (Elegant Erotic Mane'emon), depicting an elderly man spying on a young couple making love in a sericulture room, the miniature man Mane'emon crawling on the floor watching, unsigned, 20.9cm x 27.4cm (28¼in x 10 13/16in); the last attributed to Shiba Kokan, probably from the series Mamesuke (Bean Man), depicting a couple making love on a futon positioned in front of a folding painted screen, inscribed Harunobu ga, 18.5cm x 25.5cm (7 5/16in x 10 1/16in). (3).