Minneapolis Institute of Art
Forced Love, No. 2 from the book Elegant Erotic Mane'emon (Fūryū enshoku Mane'emon), vol. 1
Suzuki Harunobu; Author: Komatsuya Hyakki; Publisher: Nishimuraya YohachiLinkedCulture matchlcp-f1cb4550673d
- Date
- c. 1768–70
- Medium
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 119699
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
Mane'emon's first encounter is to witness a calligraphy teacher taking advantage of a young pupil by forcing himself on her while promising to promote her ahead of her fellow students. She protests: Oh my master, please let me go. Mane'emon hides beneath the table and expresses his outrage at the teacher's reprehensible behavior: Poor girl, and points out his large nose- a feature associated with people of an evil nature. As Mane’emon disapproves of the scene, it is left to the cats on the verandah to take up the responsibility of mimicking the action in this print. Japan, Asia
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- The William Hood Dunwoody Fund
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