Near the Go Board, No. 5 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 3/16 × 14 13/16 in. (23.34 × 37.62 cm) (sheet, horizontal ōban)
- Genre
Tags
Japan
About
A couple compactly entwined, she closes her eyes in pleasure as he locks his arms together and squares his jaw in determination. Just past their heads is a sake kettle and go board with a tray of snacks and a glass goblet. In the dialogue the man says: I can't last any longer...here I come! Do you want it? to which she answers: I don't know why...ah..ah..ah!
