Minneapolis Institute of Art
Foreplay, No. 7 from Twelve Bouts in the Way of Love (Shikidō torikumi jūniban)
Isoda KoryūsaiLinkedCulture matchlcp-e1286e4bc9aa
- Date
- c. 1775–77
- Medium
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 119734
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
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. Japan, Asia
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- Credit line
- The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund
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