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Maker(s):Katsukawa Shunshō
Culture:Japanese (1726–1792)
Title:Shunga [Spent Lovers with Wash Basin and Cat]
Date Made:ca. 1770
Type:Print
Materials:woodblock print
Place Made:Edo
Measurements:overall: 9 3/4 in x 14 1/2 in; 24.8 cm x 36.8 cm
Accession Number:  AC 2005.311
Credit Line:Gift of William Green
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Description:
shunga

Label Text:
Typical of erotic prints, or "shunga" (literally 'spring pictures'), this impression bears no identifying marks. The inscriptions represent the speech of the lovers and contain many ribald puns related to sexual intercourse. Perhaps both most humorous and most shocking to the contemporary viewer is the cat, who is also given dialogue that expresses his delight at the scene and its seminal aftermath.

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