Foreplay, No. 7 from Twelve Bouts in the Way of Love (Shikidō torikumi jūniban), c. 1775-1777
Isoda Koryūsaiexpand_more
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperexpand_more
The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fundexpand_more 2014.65.3.7
Not on Viewexpand_more
Our view is from slightly above from the classic fukinuki yatai ('blown off roof') technique, a man gently kisses his lover and engages in foreplay, she wraps her arm around him and pulls him closer. He assures her: "There's no hurry, we have the whole night before us." The area is closed in by the strong diagonals of the walls and folding screen, and half their bodies are enveloped in the surging patterns from their robes and bedding.
Details
- Title
- Foreplay, No. 7 from Twelve Bouts in the Way of Love (Shikidō torikumi jūniban)
- Artist Life
- 1735 - 1790 ?
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2014.65.3.7
- Curator Approved
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