Kitagawa Utamaro I, Onitsutaya Azamino and Gontarō, a Man of the World (Onitsutaya Azamino, isami-tsū Gontarō), from the series True Feelings Compared: The Founts of Love (Jitsu kurabe iro no minakami)

Illustration of woman and man with paint brush

 

Japanese, Edo period, about 1798–99 (Kansei 10–11). Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Langenbach in memory of Charles Hovey Pepper.