Visit by the Fan Salesman
Titles
- Shunga
Artist
Suzuki Harunobu
(Japanese, 1725 - 1770)
Publisher
Unknown
(Japanese)
Datec. 1770
GeographyJapan
MediumWoodblock print; ink and color on paper
Technique: Nishiki-e (Woodblock print with color blocks)
Dimensions7 11/16 x 9 11/16 in. (19.6 x 24.6 cm)
Other (mat): 14 × 19 in. (35.6 × 48.3 cm)
Other (frame): 15 1/16 × 20 1/16 × 1 1/4 in. (38.3 × 51 × 3.2 cm)
Other (mat): 14 × 19 in. (35.6 × 48.3 cm)
Other (frame): 15 1/16 × 20 1/16 × 1 1/4 in. (38.3 × 51 × 3.2 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of James A. Michener, 1991 (24668)
Object number24668
DescriptionNot unlike the plumbers or pizza-delivery boys found in contemporary Western erotica, in the early Edo period (1615-1868), fan-sellers, identified by their distinctively shaped wooden cases, and other door-to-door salesmen were frequently featured in tales of sexually unsatisfied housewives or libidinous domestic servants. Harunobu commends this young man for observing proper decorum: before entering the house and seducing the resident wet nurse, he removed his sandals, which are shown lying on the stone patio.On View
Not on viewCollections
Charles W. Bartlett
