Skip to main content

A Young Man Dallying with a Courtesan, from an untitled series of twelve erotic prints

(Japanese, died 1694)
about 1680 (Enpô 8)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper
DimensionsHorizontal ôban; 26 x 36.8 cm (10 1/4 x 14 1/2 in.)
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number21.5813
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceAugust 1919, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frederick W. Gookin (lot 5); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.
Viewing Cherry Blossoms in Ueno (Ueno hanami no tei), Sheet 13
Hishikawa Moronobu
about 1681–84 (Tenna 1–4)
Yoshiwara Critique (Yoshiwara hyôban)
Hishikawa Moronobu
1680 (Enpô 8), 1st month