couple engaged in intercourse; man is nude; woman wears a purple kimono with pink and white flowers and orange leaves; screen with diamond/star patterns in URQ; doors with wave patterns in ULC; text in LLQ

In the Pleasure Quarters, No. 3 from Twelve Bouts in the Way of Love (Shikidō torikumi jūniban), c. 1775-1777

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The lovers' bodies curve into each other in ecstasy, her expression and curled toes convey her pleasure. The wave pattern on the closed panels at the upper left and the diamond panel on the backside of a folding screen at the lower right create a sense of enclosure and heightens the intimacy.

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Title
In the Pleasure Quarters, No. 3 from Twelve Bouts in the Way of Love (Shikidō torikumi jūniban)
Artist Life
1735 - 1790 ?
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2014.65.3.3
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couple engaged in intercourse; man is nude; woman wears a purple kimono with pink and white flowers and orange leaves; screen with diamond/star patterns in URQ; doors with wave patterns in ULC; text in LLQ