Woman Admiring Plum Blossoms at Night, Suzuki Harunobu

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Woman Admiring Plum Blossoms at Night, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print with embossing (karazuri); ink and color on paper, Image: 12 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. ( x 21 cm), Prints, Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770), In this print, one of Harunobu's most poetic images, a nymphlike beauty dressed in an elegant kimono stands holding a lantern and gazing dreamily at the plum blossoms. The image of admiring plum blossoms at night is a classical theme in the East Asian poetic tradition, and Harunobu's lyrical rendition has much in common with the art of the Heian period (794–1185

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Size: 3749px × 5946px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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