Artist: Katsukawa Shunchō [勝川春潮] (Japanese, fl. c. 1780–1801) or, sometimes, to Chōbunsai Eishi [鳥文斎 栄之] (Japanese, 1756–1829)
Publisher: Unknown
Date: 1788 (Tenmei 8)
Media: Woodblock print (nishiki-e 錦絵); ink and color on paper; Horizontal ōban, 226 x 316 mm
Title: Couple next to a Brazier, from the series Fun with Flowers (Hana no ikkyō warai, 華の一興笑)
Reference: MBA Boston, accession number RES.09.320.3
A man and a woman are engaged in intercourse in a room next to a round brazier with chopsticks. The woman lies beneath her lover, her head thrown back, her expression dreamy; a comb and hairpin rest under her head beside the pillow. Her outer robe is pushed aside, exposing her breasts and crotch. The man, dressed in a grey kimono, holds one of her legs aloft as he penetrates her. Their bodies are entangled amid soft bedding and garments in subdued colours.
Additional Information
| Collection | Erotica , Japanese prints and drawings |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Pictorial album , Woodblock print |
| Period | 18 AD , Edo period [江戸時代] (1603–1868) , Late 18th century , Tenmei era [天明] (1781–1789) |
| Country | Japan |
| Media/Technique | Colour , Ink , Paper , Woodblock print , Woodblock print (nishiki-e) |
| Size | Horizontal ōban |
| Subject | 18th century , Erotica , Japan , Japanese woodblock prints , Love , Man , Sex , Sexual life , Woman |
| School | Katsukawa [勝川] |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1788 , Tenmei 8 |
| Acquisition year | 2015 |
