Minneapolis Institute of Art
Playing with a Dandy, No. 5 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
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Mane'emon visits the neighborhood of Fukiyamachi and Sakaimachi and uses a kite to fly to the second floor of a teahouse that specializes in young men. The kagema (male prostitute), lying backwards on top of his elder partner, is dressed in a furisode decorated with irises, a flower associated with the male gender (with blade-like leaves). The chrysanthemum motif on the futon is a frequent symbol in shunga for homosexual love as the blossoms are thought to resemble the male aperture. Japan, Asia
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