Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770) Edo period (1868-1912), circa late 1760s Two chuban yoko-e erotic prints from the series Furyu Enshoku Mane'emon (Elegant Erotic Mane'emon): the first, no.14, depicting a courtesan and her client arguing beneath a futon (quilt), her apprentice apologizing by kneeling and bowing, prostrating herself in front of the sliding door, the miniature man Mane'emon bemusedly watching the drama unfold at the foot of the futon, unsigned, 21cm x 27.5cm (8¼in x 10 13/16in); the second, no.19, depicting a scene of a courtesan emerging behind the screen, catching her client and apprentice enjoying an intimate moment, Mane'emon crawling out of the legs of the lacquer sake table, unsigned, 21cm x 29cm (8¼in x 11 7/16in). (2).