Attributed to Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770), Japan, 18th century
Young girl on a veranda
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Attributed to Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770)
Young girl on a veranda
Edo period, 18th century
woodblock print, hashira-e, depicting a young girl on a veranda (engawa) grasping the edge of the shoji, she holds a fan in front of her to keep her robe from being pulled open by a man silhouetted through the shoji, signed Suzuki Harunobu ga, circa 1770
Hashira-e: 67.5 x 12.5 cm., 26⅝ x 4⅞ in.
Hayashi Tadamasa (1854-1906)
Adolphe Stoclet (1871-1949)
Sotheby's London, Important Japanese Prints, Illustrated Books & Paintings from the Adolphe Stoclet Collection, 8 June 2004, Lot 86;
Where acquired by Aso O. Tavitian.
The print appears to be based on a chuban-format design by Harunobu. An impression of this is in the collection of the Museum of Replica Handbags s, Boston, accession number 21.4621, see https://collections.mfa.org/objects/232298.