Property of a Private Collector
Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770) | An amorous couple and husband under a mosquito net (kaya) | Edo period, 18th century
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December 14, 01:07 PM GMT
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Property of a Private Collector
Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770)
An amorous couple and husband under a mosquito net (kaya)
Edo period, 18th century
woodblock print, depicting two lovers and a cuckolded husband clasping his ears, all under a mosquito net as a thunderstorm rages outside, circa 1769-70
Horizontal chuban: 20.2 x 26.5 cm., 8⅜ x 10½ in.
For a similar print in the collection of The British Museum, museum number OA+,0.84, go to: