Signature and text on hand drawn shunga (shibari.)

Ger

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Please read what might be a signature on one of a set of hand drawn shunga. Mainly shibari.
Not knowing what is allowed to show, I only attach here the top right corner.

An other drawing from the same set, the only other one with text at all, has quite a story.
If it is too long for a full translation please give an idea of its content - especially where it might help with the age of the drawing, or the identity of the artist.

 

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Majestic

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The two characters say 落城 (fall of the castle). It normally doesn't have any erotic connotation, but in the context of that picture I guess it refers to the fall of that woman's final defenses.

The other writing is some erotica - would take a while to decipher it.

 

Ger

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That image 落城 shows several men taking advantage of captured women - from the fallen castle I presume...
落城 is not used as a persons name?

 

Majestic

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No, Rakujō would not be a person's name.

 

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Ger said:

An other drawing from the same set, the only other one with text at all, has quite a story.
If it is too long for a full translation please give an idea of its content - especially where it might help with the age of the drawing, or the identity of the artist.

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Unfortunately, there's no such information. Judging from the writing style, I don't think it's in Edo period or older.