Licensed Quarter of Yoshiwara, No. 12 from the book Elegant Erotic Mane'emon (Fūryū enshoku Mane'emon), vol. 1
- Medium
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Dimensions
- 8 5/16 × 11 7/16 in. (21.11 × 29.05 cm) (sheet, horizontal chūban)
- Genre
Tags
Japan
About
In the Kitsugen quarters of the Yurikoku (the land of pleasure), the famous onnagata (female role) actor Segawa Kikunojo II (1741-1773) sits on a verandah while reaching through the folds of a young shinzo (apprentice prostitute) under the displeased gaze of her mentor at the left; Mane’emon watches the encounter and breaks wind to add to the scent of the cherry blossoms.
