Maple Leaf Viewing Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724-1770). Maple Leaf Viewing, ca. 1769. Color woodblock print on paper., 11 x 8 3/16 in. (28 x cm). Suzuki Harunobu was one of the first masters of the full-color print. He specialized in depicting slim, fashionable young people and often added sly literary references. This image shows a trio of people standing in front of a waterfall, which is quite faded but still visible as a backdrop of vertical gray lines. The young man wields a fan decorated with a verse that quotes (roughly) from a classical Chinese poem, “Gazing at the Waterfall of
Maple Leaf Viewing Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724-1770). Maple Leaf Viewing, ca. 1769. Color woodblock print on paper., 11 x 8 3/16 in. (28 x cm). Suzuki Harunobu was one of the first masters of the full-color print. He specialized in depicting slim, fashionable young people and often added sly literary references. This image shows a trio of people standing in front of a waterfall, which is quite faded but still visible as a backdrop of vertical gray lines. The young man wields a fan decorated with a verse that quotes (roughly) from a classical Chinese poem, “Gazing at the Waterfall of Mount Lushan,” by Li Bai, giving the scene a tinge of irony: whereas the contemplative poem tells of being enthralled by the beauty of nature, the young people depicted ignore such lofty concerns in favor of their flirtations. Asian Art ca. 1769
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