three women seated at right wearing brightly-colored kimono; two men and one woman at left; one of the men is lying on his stomach; plate of food on low table in foreground; man in plaid kimono pours tea into pink teabowl held by woman wearing pink kimono with white flowers; large floor screen, LLC; black vase with blossoming branches, URC

Frontispiece, from the series Twelve Bouts in the Way of Love (Shikidō torikumi jūniban), c. 1775-1777

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The series opens with three couples enjoying each other's company with food and drinks. The finely appointed room is decorated with a large standing screen, arrangements of flowers, and a hanging scroll on display in the tokonoma (alcove). The blossoming plum chosen for the decorations and the closed shōji panels suggest that it is a cold season.

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Title
Frontispiece, from the series Twelve Bouts in the Way of Love (Shikidō torikumi jūniban)
Artist Life
1735 - 1790 ?
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2014.65.3.1
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three women seated at right wearing brightly-colored kimono; two men and one woman at left; one of the men is lying on his stomach; plate of food on low table in foreground; man in plaid kimono pours tea into pink teabowl held by woman wearing pink kimono with white flowers; large floor screen, LLC; black vase with blossoming branches, URC