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Display Artist: Okumura Masanobu Display Title: A man and a woman watching a young man write Translation(s): Yama meya no hinagata Series Title: Someiro no Yama Neya no Hinagata (Mountain of Dyed ColorExamples of Bedrooms) Suite Name: Someiro no Yama Neya no Hinagata Creation Date: 1740-1745 Medium: Woodblock Height: 10 1/4 in. Width: 14 3/16 in. Display Dimensions: 10 1/4 in. x 14 3/16 in. (26.04 cm x 36.04 cm) Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Cora Timken Burnett Label Copy: "This cover sheet to an untitled erotic album of twelve leaves is regarded as both Masanobus best work in this special genre and his final statement on erotica. The poem inscribed by the screen at the left translates: Two Guardian Figures: their first laugh is for the plum tree by the gate. This verse alludes to the male customers two companionsa courtesan and a male prostitute. Masanobu was a talented poet who enjoyed visual and verbal parodies, and his intelligence and unconventional humor set him apart from his contemporaries." Label Copy (Spanish): "Esta cartula de un lbum ertico de doce hojas se considera como una de las mejores obras de Masanobu en este gnero y su exposicin final sobre el erotismo. El poema inscrito junto a la pantalla a la izquierda dice: Dos figuras guardianas: su primera risa es para el ciruelo junto a la entrada. Este verso alude a los dos compaeros del cliente: una cortesana y un prostituto. Masanobu era un poeta talentoso y le gustaban las parodias visuales y verbales, su inteligencia y sentido del humor poco convencional lo distinguan de sus contemporneos. "