Kikugawa Eizan (菊川英山) (artist 1787 – 1867)

From a set of twelve: Selections from the Brocade Quarter (E-awasa kingaishō)

Print

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Date:ca 1815
Dimensions:15 in x 10 in (Overall dimensions) Medium:Japanese color woodblock print
Links Minneapolis Institute of Art Description:Scholten Japanese Art gives a translation of the poem on the lantern:

The wind of the fan
Parts the mist
The hollyhocks in the valley
Beautiful to the eye

According to Scholten the young man is saying:

"An oiran looks good from either the side or the front...perhaps today, let's make it the side."

The courtesan replies:

"Don't say such useless, foolish thing; hurry up and come inside."
Related entities erotic prints (shunga - 春画) (genre)

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