Tampuhan (painting)

In Filipino courtship, culture, values and psychology, tampuhan (from the Filipino-language root word tampo) or sulking is in essence a disagreement between a couple where they do not speak to each other. This is sometimes called "the silent treatment". Other expressions of sulking in the love life of Filipinos include other non-verbal actions such as keeping to one's self, being unusually quiet, or refusing to interact with friends in group activities, family outings or other activities, and even merely locking one's self in his or her bedroom. To end the sulking, one of the lovers has to coax the other, or both persuade each other to resolve by coming up with an agreement or compromise.^[3] The setting is also significant to Philippine culture as the couples are depicted to live in a traditional colonial Filipino house known as bahay na bato, with its iconic interior and structure fit for the tropical climate, while the woman is wearing the traditional Maria Clara gown of Filipino women.

• A poem Archived December 10, 2016, at the Wayback Machine by Marne L. Kilates based on Luna's Tampuhan painting with a reference to Luna's other painting entitled The Parisian Life.