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Erotic Print

Kitagawa Utamaro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a woodblock print titled "Erotic Print" by Kitagawa Utamaro. The print shows two people engaged in a sexual act. The person on the left is a woman with black hair in a ponytail, wearing a blue and white kimono, lying on her back on a patterned mat. The woman's kimono is bunched up around her waist, exposing her lower body. The person on the right is a man with black hair, no shirt, and a red cloth draped over his lower back; he is on his knees and positioned on top of the woman. The man's body faces left, with his head turned toward the viewer. The background of the print is beige with some Japanese writing. The mat has a yellow background with a red border and a blue floral pattern. The woman's head rests on a blue and white patterned pillow. A small, round object sits beside the woman's head.

Artwork Details

Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 403 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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Palette