Lovers in the Garden, from an Untitled Series of Erotic Prints

Hishikawa Moronobu, c. 1673/81

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Lovers in the Garden, from an Untitled Series of Erotic Prints, c. 1673/81. Woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e.

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Woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e · 23 × 34.5 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: Lovers in the Garden, from an Untitled Series of Erotic Prints
Artist: Hishikawa Moronobu Japanese, (?)-1694
Date: c. 1673/81
Medium: Woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e
Dimensions: 23 × 34.5 cm (9 1/16 × 13 15/16 in.)
Credit line: Kate S. Buckingham Endowment
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Ukiyo-e c. 1600–1900

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