Kitagawa Utamaro: Utamakura 歌まくら (Poem of the Pillow) - British Museum

Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro

Title: Utamakura 歌まくら (Poem of the Pillow)

Date: 1788 (New Year, preface)

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Source: British Museum
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Shunga, colour woodblock print. No. 9 out of 12 illustrations from a printed folding album (sheets mounted separately). Young woman fighting off rape by hairy older man. Inscribed.

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