Yoshiwara Prostitute with Samurai Customer, from Selections from the Brocade Quarter (E-awase kingaishō), c. 1815
Kikukawa Eizanexpand_more
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperexpand_more
The William Hood Dunwoody Fund, the Louis W. Hill, Jr. Fund, gift of funds from the Asian Art Affinity Group, and the Japanese Art Miscellaneous Purchase Fundexpand_more 2014.65.2.12
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A prostitute and an enthusiastic samurai customer make love while surrounded by gorgeous robes and furnishings. A kimono rack with a kosode draped over it is at left, in the background is a folding screen decorated with chrysanthemums, and at right is a portable tobacco set. The customer reveals his samurai rank by equating her value to his payment in koku of rice: "I feel more gratified than if I'd conquered a land worth a million koku of rice. As long as no one comes, I want to stay just like this." She urges him to focus: "Please, stop babbling and start going in earnest. Oh, yes, that's it." He replies: "Ah, hold it up a little stronger. You're blessed with a true high quality vagina. It's so superb I can't even express it with words."
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- Title
- Yoshiwara Prostitute with Samurai Customer, from Selections from the Brocade Quarter (E-awase kingaishō)
- Artist Life
- 1787 - 1867
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2014.65.2.12
- Curator Approved
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