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Arranging His Loincloth
Arranging His Loincloth
Arranging His Loincloth

Arranging His Loincloth

Titles
  • Shunga
Artist (Japanese, 1725 - 1770)
Datec. 1770
GeographyJapan
MediumWoodblock print; ink and color on paper Technique: Nishiki-e (Woodblock print with color blocks)
DimensionsSheet: 8 1/16 × 10 7/16 in. (20.5 × 26.5 cm)
Mat: 14 × 19 in. (35.6 × 48.3 cm)
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 (24670)
Object number24670
DescriptionIn this print, Harunobu employs the technique of colorless embossing (karazuri) to subtly describe a white, silk loincloth with which the standing man covers his nudity. Though centuries of wear and discoloration have dulled the visual impact that this technique was intended to produce, we can certainly imagine the appearance of the print when the paper was perfectly white and when the shadows cast by the embossing were more easily noticed.
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