Parting of Lovers: Courtesan and Her Lover, Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1800

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Parting of Lovers: Courtesan and Her Lover, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1800, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 14 3/4 in. ( cm); W. 10 in. ( cm), Prints, Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?–1806), Unlike Harunobu's romantic parting scenes, Utamaro's focuses on the sensuality and eroticism of the lovers more directly. Utamaro portrays the courtesan half undressed, with her breast and thigh exposed

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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