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Suzuki Harunobu — An amorous couple in the room of a tea-house (cha-ya) | Edo period, 18th century
Suzuki Harunobu

An amorous couple in the room of a tea-house (cha-ya) | Edo period, 18th century

A woodblock print by Suzuki Harunobu depicting an intimate scene between a geisha and her client in a tea-house room during the Edo period. The composition includes traditional elements such as a shamisen, sake kettle, lacquer tray with food, and a vase of flowers in an alcove, published circa 1769-70.

Medium
woodblock print, depicting a geisha and her client embracing on the tatami floor of a room in a tea-house (cha-ya) beside a shamisen, sake kettle (choshi) and a lacquer tray containing the remains of food with a chopstick placed on the rim and the other fallen askew, a vase of flowers on the alcove, published circa 1769-70, collector's seals of Hayashi Tadamasa and Henri Vever
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Fine Japanese Prints

December 6, 2021

Estimate: $3,000 – $5,000

Lot 4

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Suzuki Harunobu, An amorous couple in the room of a tea-house (cha-ya) | Edo period, 18th century

A woodblock print by Suzuki Harunobu depicting an intimate scene between a geisha and her client in a tea-house room during the Edo period. The composition includes traditional elements such as a shamisen, sake kettle, lacquer tray with food, and a vase of flowers in an alcove, published circa 1769-70.

Medium
woodblock print, depicting a geisha and her client embracing on the tatami floor of a room in a tea-house (cha-ya) beside a shamisen, sake kettle (choshi) and a lacquer tray containing the remains of food with a chopstick placed on the rim and the other fallen askew, a vase of flowers on the alcove, published circa 1769-70, collector's seals of Hayashi Tadamasa and Henri Vever
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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Intimate, Geisha, Sensual, Genre Scene, Erotic Art, Suzuki Harunobu, Japanese, Japanese Art, Domestic Life, Erotic, Historical, Tea-House, Decorative, Edo Period, Harunobu, Woodblock Print, Intimate Scene, 18th Century, Figurative, Early Color Print

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