From The Poem of the Pillow

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Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806)
Frontispiece from The Poem of the Pillow
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Michael Dunn in The Art of East Asia:

"Ranking surely as one of the most romantic and erotic pictures of all time, this 

famous print was originally the frontispiece of a far more explicit series. While not 

immediately discernible, Utamaro's genius can be seen in the amazing 

composition of the focused eye of the gentleman and the line of his lady's hair."

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Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806)
Frontispiece from The Poem of the Pillow, Detail
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