

Plate from the Erotic Book Mounds of Dyed Colors: A Pattern Book for the Boudoir (Someiro no yama neya no hinagata), First Month
A woodblock print depicting two women and a man in traditional Japanese clothing. The man and one woman wear yellow and black striped kimonos while the other woman wears a red and yellow kimono. The man is bald on top with a black ponytail. The woman on the left lays on her stomach on the floor. Her kimono has a floral pattern of pink and purple. The woman on the right sits behind the man. She holds an object in her lap. The man holds a tool-like object. The room has tatami flooring and sliding doors. A shoji room divider stands in the left corner. Square trays and boxes are on the floor. A framed picture hangs on the wall. The background of the image is off-white.
Artwork details
- Date:
- ca. 1736–44
- Medium:
- Hand-colored woodblock illustration; ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 600 × 403 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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