Edo period (1615-1868), circa late 1760s Two chuban yoko-e shunga prints from the series Furyu Enshoku Mane'emon (Elegant Erotic Mane'emon): the first, no.11, depicting the miniature man Mane'emon watching a young couple making love before they commit a double love suicide, unsigned, 18.7cm x 27.6cm (7 3/8in x 10 7/8in); the second, no.15, depicting a courtesan and her client, snuggled under a futon reading a letter in a brothel, Yoshiwara, Mane'emon watching a younger couple making love in the corridor, unsigned, 21cm x 27.7cm (8¼in x 10 7/8in). (2).