First Leaf of the Shunga; The Delightful Love Adventures of Maneyemon

Creator Name

Suzuki Harunobu

Cultural Context

Japan

Date

ca. 1769

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Title

First Leaf of the Shunga; The Delightful Love Adventures of Maneyemon

Creator

Suzuki Harunobu, Japanese, 1725–1770, Artist

Worktype

Prints

Cultural Context

Japan

Material

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Dimensions

H. 8 in. (20.3 cm); W. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm);
height: 20.3centimetre;
width: 26centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

ca. 1769

Provenance

Rogers Fund, 1922

Style Period

Edo period (1615–1868)

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Men; Women

Topic

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Suzuki Harunobu, First Leaf of the Shunga; The Delightful Love Adventures of Maneyemon, ca. 1769, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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