Suzuki Harunobu (1725?-1770)
Courtesan Taking a Break from a Party, Parody of the "Mugen no kane" Scene in the Play Hiragana seisuiki , ca. 1767-68
Suzuki Harunobu (1725?-1770) Courtesan Taking a Break from a Party, Parody of the "Mugen no kane" Scene in the Play Hiragana seisuiki , ca. 1767-68 Woodcut mitate-e (allusive picture) representing the "Mugen no kane" scene from the play Hiragana seisuiki illustrated by a courtesan on the veranda taking some air from a party in full swing indoors, the silhouettes of a geisha serenading the party guests with a shamisen visible through the white shoji screen, in the garden a stand of yellow kerria ( yamabuki ), a reed fence and a water basin and scoop, which allude to a temple bell (the legendary Bell of Hell) and striker in the play, the white robe given volume by the technique of impressing only the folds in sunken relief ( kimekomi ), signed Suzuki Harunobu ga --very good impression, color faded though pink and grey silhouettes appear more vivid, slightly toned across top, lower left corner torn chuban tate-e : 10 7/8 x 8 3/8in. (27.5 x 21.3cm.)
Suzuki Harunobu (1725?-1770)
Courtesan Taking a Break from a Party, Parody of the "Mugen no kane" Scene in the Play Hiragana seisuiki , ca. 1767-68
Suzuki Harunobu (1725?-1770) Courtesan Taking a Break from a Party, Parody of the "Mugen no kane" Scene in the Play Hiragana seisuiki , ca. 1767-68 Woodcut mitate-e (allusive picture) representing the "Mugen no kane" scene from the play Hiragana seisuiki illustrated by a courtesan on the veranda taking some air from a party in full swing indoors, the silhouettes of a geisha serenading the party guests with a shamisen visible through the white shoji screen, in the garden a stand of yellow kerria ( yamabuki ), a reed fence and a water basin and scoop, which allude to a temple bell (the legendary Bell of Hell) and striker in the play, the white robe given volume by the technique of impressing only the folds in sunken relief ( kimekomi ), signed Suzuki Harunobu ga --very good impression, color faded though pink and grey silhouettes appear more vivid, slightly toned across top, lower left corner torn chuban tate-e : 10 7/8 x 8 3/8in. (27.5 x 21.3cm.)
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