Woodblock print, shunga. Lovers. The woman’s teeth are blackened, customary at the time for married women. The man takes her from behind, his expression lustful, and the woman seems to resent the force, suggesting that this is perhaps an illicit rendezvous. Date: circa 1785. Dimensions: Height: 126 mm (Image); Height: 306 mm (Mount); Length: 699 mm (Image); Width: 813 mm (Mount). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Sode no maki 袖の巻 (Handscroll for the Sleeve) (BM OA+,0.135.3 4)
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