Before the Mirror, No. 4 from 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 1/4 × 14 13/16 in. (23.5 × 37.62 cm) (sheet, horizontal ōban)
- Genre
Tags
Japan
About
A woman covers her face with her kimono sleeves her lover looks over his shoulder to see their reflection in a mirror for added narcissistic stimulation. As is the case in most ukiyo-e prints or paintings utilizing a mirror, the reflection depicted would be impossible from that position.
