
An amorous couple beside a cat | Edo period, 18th century
Attributed to Suzuki Harunobu, this 18th-century woodblock print depicts an amorous couple beside a cat in an interior setting with luxury furnishings and cultural objects. Published around the late 1760s during the Edo period, the work exemplifies shunga (erotic art) traditions in Japanese printmaking. The composition includes sophisticated details such as a folding screen and printed book, reflecting the domestic pleasures depicted.
- Medium
- woodblock print, depicting an amorous couple and a piebald cat, the couple beside a kotatsu with a woodblock-printed book of shunga left open on top, a sumi-e folding screen with magpie and tree peony, published circa late 1760s
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
🔨 Auction Lot
Fine Japanese Prints
December 6, 2021
Estimate: $1,500 – $2,000
Lot 3
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