A couple kissing whilst making love, by Katsukawa Shuncho

An image of A couple kissing whilst making love. Shunchô, Katsukawa (Japanese, fl. c.1780-1800). Colour print from woodblocks (benigirai-e) with metallic printing. Ôban format. Height, sheet, 257 mm, width, sheet, 380 mm, 1780s. Ukiyo-e.

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A couple kissing whilst making love. Shunchô, Katsukawa (Japanese, fl. c.1780-1800). Colour print from woodblocks (benigirai-e) with metallic printing. Ôban format. Height, sheet, 257 mm, width, sheet, 380 mm, 1780s. Ukiyo-e.

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Accession Number: P.18-2012
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/18.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 696 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 177.28kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 18/1
Captured: 2013:07:24 11:34:46

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