A replica reinterpreting an Edo-period talisman, based on Warai Noshi of the Utagawa school, held in the Uragami Sōkyūdō collection.
Shunga were once carried as private amulets, intended for protection and blessing.
This work draws on that historical context, referencing the scale and presence of objects meant to be kept close to the body.
In order to formally reconstruct the relationship between faith and image, the product has been ritually blessed at a shrine in Kabukichō.
By undergoing a ceremonial process, it is defined not as a mere reproduction, but as a talisman endowed with meaning.
