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Chinese scroll from the 19th century depicting male homosexual behavior
- Title
- Chinese scroll from the 19th century depicting male homosexual behavior.
- Format
- Realia
- Published
- 19th century.
- Description
- Handpainted on silk.
- Notes
- 1850-1900 according to Tomita; 20th century according to Sickman. ISR 127.
- Summary
- A Chinese scroll including 12 individual scenes of male homosexual sex behavior. Handpainted on silk. The first scene shows an emperor, or one dressed as an emperor, having relations with an actor. The other scenes are of a young scholar having relations with his attendant.
- Kinsey subjects
- Art--China--19th century. Scroll. Homosexuality--China--19th century. Voyeurism. Homosexual anal coitus.