Ukiyonosuke Meets Ofuji and Osen at Ryushinzan Shrine, No. 1 from the book Elegant Erotic Mane'emon (Fūryū enshoku Mane'emon), vol. 1

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Ukiyonosuke Meets Ofuji and Osen at Ryushinzan Shrine, No. 1 from the book Elegant Erotic Mane'emon (Fūryū enshoku Mane'emon), vol. 1

Suzuki Harunobu; Author: Komatsuya Hyakki; Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi

Date
c. 1768–70
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper with embossing
Department
Asian Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art

Ukiyonosuke in his original size encounters the famous beauties, Osen of the Kagaya teahouse who is representing the Ryushin shrine, and Ofuji of the Yanagi-ya who represents the Kinryuzan shrine. They offer him the magic shrinking potion in response to his prayers for greater wisdom. Japan, Asia

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