Lotus
M/F · Vaginal penetration · Seated
Posed figure
Keypoint template
Attributes
- Position family
- One-on-one
- Primary act
- Vaginal penetration
- Partner arrangement
- Seated
- Penetration type
- Vaginal
- Facing
- Face to face
- Dynamics
- Grinding
- Support / surface
- Seated on furniture
- Participant count
- Two
- Composition code
- M/F
- Source medium
- Both
- Physical difficulty
- Moderate
- Prevalence in adult media
- Occasional
- Intensity tier (compliance)
- Explicit
Common camera framing
Description: The penetrating partner sits cross-legged or on a surface; the receiving partner sits astride facing them, legs wrapped around, bodies close in an upright embrace. Motion is a close grind rather than thrusting.
Variations: On the floor, on a chair (the related lap position), or leaning back for depth. Emphasises intimacy and eye contact.
On camera: Side profile shows the seated embrace; a slower, intimacy-coded position.
AI design considerations: Two upright seated figures interlocked face-to-face; laps register while torsos stay vertical and close.
Historical provenance
Where this position appears in historical sex manuals, erotic art & literature · full timeline →
- Padmasana-derived seated embraceIndian (Gupta era) →
Kama Sutra — Vatsyayana · c. 3rd century CE
- Cranes with Necks EntwinedChinese (Han dynasty tradition) →
Su Nü Jing (Classic of the Plain Girl) — attributed to the Plain Girl dialogues with the Yellow Emperor · c. 2nd century BCE–2nd century CE; preserved in the Japanese Ishimpō (984 CE)
The seated embrace of the Nine Ways.
- The cushion embracePersian & Mughal →
Persian & Mughal erotic miniatures — Safavid, Qajar and Mughal court ateliers · 16th–19th century CE
Seated unions on carpets and bolsters are the miniature albums' core scene.
Related positions
Part of the Erotic Pose Catalog open dataset · CC BY 4.0 · keypoints are idealised COCO-17 templates.