Frontispiece, from the series Twelve Bouts in the Way of Love (Shikidō torikumi jūniban)
Isoda Koryusai
1775
- Medium
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Dimensions
- 9 3/16 × 14 15/16 in. (23.34 × 37.94 cm) (sheet, horizontal ōban)
- Genre
Tags
Japan
About
The series opens with three couples enjoying each other's company with food and drinks. The finely appointed room is decorated with a large standing screen, arrangements of flowers, and a hanging scroll on display in the tokonoma (alcove). The blossoming plum chosen for the decorations and the closed shōji panels suggest that it is a cold season.
