Frontispiece, from the series Twelve Bouts in the Way of Love (Shikidō torikumi jūniban)

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Frontispiece, from the series Twelve Bouts in the Way of Love (Shikidō torikumi jūniban)

Isoda Koryūsai

Date
c. 1775–77
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Department
Asian Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art

The series opens with three couples enjoying each other's company with food and drinks. The finely appointed room is decorated with a large standing screen, arrangements of flowers, and a hanging scroll on display in the tokonoma (alcove). The blossoming plum chosen for the decorations and the closed shōji panels suggest that it is a cold season. Japan, Asia

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