Japanese Print "Yoshiwara Client Enjoying the Company of a Courtesan and a Handsome Youth" by Okumura Masanobu

Japanese Print "Yoshiwara Client Enjoying the Company of a Courtesan and a Handsome Youth" by Okumura Masanobu, 奥村政信 (Okumura Masanobu 奥村 政信)

Artist:Okumura Masanobu

Title:Yoshiwara Client Enjoying the Company of a Courtesan and a Handsome Youth

Date:mid-1730s–1740

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Source:Worcester Art Museum
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Artists did not usually sign erotic books because they feared punishment. This is the first page of an erotic album, the second page of which demonstrates explicitly that the worldly male client is enjoying the favors of both the young man and the young woman. Here the woman rests her hand on the man's shoulder, as they both watch the handsome young man (wakashu) writing a poem with a brush upon a large sheet of paper.

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