Ukiyonosuke Meets Ofuji and Osen at Ryushinzan Shrine, No. 1 from the book Elegant Erotic Mane'emon (Fūryū enshoku Mane'emon), vol. 1, Suzuki Harunobu; Author: Komatsuya Hyakki; Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi | Mia

kneeling man at left wearing black jacket and green and white striped kimono with purple trim; two standing small women on a cloud at right; woman at left wearing green kimono with purple and white obi; woman at right wears purple kimono and red and green striped obi; text in a cloud at top and at right edge in grey area — Ukiyonosuke Meets Ofuji and Osen at Ryushinzan Shrine, No. 1 from the book Elegant Erotic Mane'emon (Fūryū enshoku Mane'emon), vol. 1, c. 1768-1770
Suzuki Harunobu; Author: Komatsuya Hyakki; Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper with embossing
The William Hood Dunwoody Fund 2014.65.1.1
Not on View
Ukiyonosuke in his original size encounters the famous beauties, Osen of the Kagaya teahouse who is representing the Ryushin shrine, and Ofuji of the Yanagi-ya who represents the Kinryuzan shrine. They offer him the magic shrinking potion in response to his prayers for greater wisdom.

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Title: Ukiyonosuke Meets Ofuji and Osen at Ryushinzan Shrine, No. 1 from the book Elegant Erotic Mane'emon (Fūryū enshoku Mane'emon), vol. 1
Dated: c. 1768-1770
Artist: Suzuki Harunobu; Author: Komatsuya Hyakki; Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi
Nationality: Japanese
Artist Life: 1725 - 1770
Role: Artist
Gallery: Not on View
Department: Asian Art
Dimension: 8 5/16 × 11 9/16 in. (21.11 × 29.37 cm) (sheet, horizontal chūban)
Credit: The William Hood Dunwoody Fund
Accession Number: 2014.65.1.1
Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper with embossing
Country: Japan
Century: 18th century
Provenance: The set came from the Nakao family in Osaka, via Hotei Japanese Prints, around 1995 or shortly thereafter, then to a Dutch private collection, then to Scholten Japanese Art.
Rights: Public Domain
Classification: Prints
Object Name: Print (shunga)
Wikipedia: Cite this information
Portfolio: From Elegant Erotic Mane'emon (Fūryū enshoku Mane'emon 風流艶色真似ゑもん)
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