Suzuki Harunobu. Love interrupts the making of silk wadding, c. 1768.

Artist (attributed, no signature): Suzuki Harunobu [鈴木春信] (Japanese, c. 1725 – 1770).

The title is taken from [LIB-1478.2013] Gian Carlo Calza, Stefania Piotti. Poem of the pillow and other stories. — Phaidon Press, 2010; pp. 148-9.

Alternative title: Man sucking woman’s breast and a cat sitting under a bonsai tree.

The open book beside the couple reads 子春 (Koharu).

Woodblock print from the series Mirror Picture of Japan (Wakoku kagami);

Size: Horizontal chuban; 21 x 26 cm.

SKU: SVJP-0028.2014 Categories: Japanese woodblock print, Pictures

Collection	Japanese prints and drawings
Type or purpose	Woodblock print
Period	18 AD, Edo Period (1603 – 1868), Late 18th century
Country	Japan
Media	Ink and color on paper
Technique	Woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Subject	Erotica, Shunga
Artist	Suzuki Harunobu [鈴木春信] (Japanese, c. 1725 – 1770)
Series	Mirror Picture of Japan (Wakoku kagami)
Publisher	Unknown
Size	19 x 27 cm, Horizontal chuban
Acquisition year	2014

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