In Edo-period Japan, a man could take a younger male lover. At a tea-house near the Kabuki theaters, the young female role specialists (onnagata) worked as prostitutes. Here, an attractive youth stimulates himself as he mounts his client. The narcissi on his robe are a symbol of male love. The 'Bean Man' comments, 'Good heavens, the method of having male sex involves some elaborate artwork.'