couple engaged in intercourse; woman wears a purple kimono with white and orange flowers; man wears a green, orange and white striped kimono; man looks in an oval mirror on a black lacquer vanity stand with orange flowers at left; text above and below woman's head

Before the Mirror, No. 4 from Twelve Bouts in the Way of Love (Shikidō torikumi jūniban), c. 1775-1777

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A woman covers her face with her kimono sleeves her lover looks over his shoulder to see their reflection in a mirror for added narcissistic stimulation. As is the case in most ukiyo-e prints or paintings utilizing a mirror, the reflection depicted would be impossible from that position.

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Title
Before the Mirror, No. 4 from Twelve Bouts in the Way of Love (Shikidō torikumi jūniban)
Artist Life
1735 - 1790 ?
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2014.65.3.4
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couple engaged in intercourse; woman wears a purple kimono with white and orange flowers; man wears a green, orange and white striped kimono; man looks in an oval mirror on a black lacquer vanity stand with orange flowers at left; text above and below woman's head