| DATE | ca. 1850 |
| AUTHOR | Kunisada Utagawa (1786 - 1865) - Japan |
| MEDIA | Hanshi-bon - woodblock print - embossed with silver and gold, contained within a brocade outer cover |
| SIZE | 25,4 x 18 cm (10" x 7") each page |
| LOCATION | Private collection |
| NOTES | A samurai is having sex with a young monk.
This plate comes from a set of three woodblock printed books illustrated by Utagawa Kunisada, each book signed "Bukiyo Matabei ga" a pseudonym for Kunisada, containing 11 color double page images depicting various kinds of sexual encounters. |
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