

Volume 3 of Unknown Erotic (Shunga) Set (Tōsei komonchō)
Two-page spread from a book. Left page shows two women and a man. The man sits on the right, wearing a dark blue robe. The woman on the left sits on the floor with her back against the left leg of the central woman. The central woman sits cross-legged on the floor, wearing a red and black kimono with a floral pattern. Her kimono is pulled up to expose her right thigh. The man holds the woman's right breast with his right hand. The woman on the left holds the central woman's left breast with her right hand. The background on the left includes a tatami mat floor, a low wall, and a plant. Right page shows a man and a woman. The man kneels on the right. The woman sits on the floor in the center, wearing a kimono with a floral pattern. The man holds her right breast with his right hand and her head with his left hand. The background on the right includes a shoji window, a tatami mat floor, and a distant landscape. The pages have yellowed edges. The artwork style is traditional Japanese ukiyo-e. The artwork is colored.
Artwork Details
- Date
- after 1859
- Medium
- Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 599 × 400 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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