Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信

Courtesan and Kamuro (Yujo to kamuro)

Maker

Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信 (Japanese, 1724-1770)

Title

Courtesan and Kamuro (Yujo to kamuro)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

ca. 1770

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color, ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Sheet: 68.6 x 11.9 cm (27 x 4 11/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Two white rectangular labels affixed verso; one with a blue border in the bottom left with an inscription in ink: Harunobu 79; the other in the bottom right with an inscription in ink: [Japanese characters]

Inscription verso, bottom end in pencil: EGR153; in a later hand same area verso: A-1

Signature: Harunobu ga

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1087

Type

Exhibition History

Sukima
Vertical Glimpses of the Floating World
Jun 01, 2018 – Nov 25, 2018
Courtesans of the Floating World
May 30, 1986 – Aug 30, 1986

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信 (Japanese, 1724-1770)
Courtesan and Kamuro (Yujo to kamuro), ca. 1770
Polychrome woodblock print
Sheet: 68.6 x 11.9 cm (27 x 4 11/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1087

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