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Husband and Wife, from Selections from the Brocade Quarter (E-awase kingaishō)

Kikukawa EizanLinkedCulture matchlcp-562a97810769

Date: c. 1815
Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Department: Asian Art
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID: 119720

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The lovers lock eyes, he holds a folding fan and she holds folded tissues (onkotogami). At left is a lantern decorated with flowers and at right is a cabinet with books and scrolls. They are comfortable enough with each other to banter while making love. She discusses a jojuri (chanting) lyric which contrasts with her own apparent confidence: “’Embarrassed, the hand clasped underneath the pillow' is a good lyric. He quibbles: This isn't the sort of place to quote jojuri. We're in the middle of a big commotion here. The poem on the fan reads: In the mid-air A little cuckoo crosses, calling- Heralding the end of spring And the poem on the lantern reads: Whoever you are Let me show you The lantern on the eave. Japan, Asia

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Credit line: The William Hood Dunwoody Fund, the Louis W. Hill, Jr. Fund, gift of funds from the Asian Art Affinity Group, and the Japanese Art Miscellaneous Purchase Fund

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