Before the Mirror, No. 4 from Twelve Bouts in the Way of Love (Shikidō torikumi jūniban)

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Before the Mirror, No. 4 from Twelve Bouts in the Way of Love (Shikidō torikumi jūniban)

Isoda KoryūsaiLinkedCulture matchlcp-e1286e4bc9aa

Date
c. 1775–77
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Department
Asian Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
119731

A woman covers her face with her kimono sleeves her lover looks over his shoulder to see their reflection in a mirror for added narcissistic stimulation. As is the case in most ukiyo-e prints or paintings utilizing a mirror, the reflection depicted would be impossible from that position. Japan, Asia

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