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Erotic Scenes, Tsukioka Settei, mid– to late 18th century
Tsukioka Settei 月岡雪堤, portraitTsukioka Settei 月岡雪堤Japanese, 1726–1786

Erotic Scenes

mid– to late 18th century · Painting

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Minneapolis Institute of Art

Minneapolis, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

Checked
3 days ago
In this state since
Sep 25, 2026
Source
The museum
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About the painting

Comprising 12 scenes of lovemaking, the scroll begins with a list of erotic books from China and Japan, playfully creating an air of connoisseurship. The first three scenes, in which couples of an imagined classical China are engaged in various stages of intimacy, are painted in ink on paper, while the following nine episodes, showing Japanese couples of the past and present, are executed in colors on silk. This exhibition is the first public display of this artwork.

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Particulars

Accession number
2013.29.131

In the catalog

PaintingsInkJapanese paintingNikuhitsu ukiyo-eJapan

Sources

  • Minneapolis Institute of Art
  • Image: Minneapolis Institute of Art — public domain

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