Young Lovers, No. 10 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 3/4 in. (23.34 × 37.47 cm) (sheet, horizontal ōban)
- Genre
Tags
Japan
About
A wakashu (an adolescent boy whose front hair is not yet shaved) makes love to a girl who throws her head back in extreme pleasure. Her hair has fallen out of its combs and her toes are curled tightly. The folding screen in the background is decorated with a bold waterfall.
