Suzuki Harunobu (1725?-1770)
Suzuki Harunobu (1725?-1770)
Suzuki Harunobu (1725?-1770) Color woodcut: a courtesan of the Ibarakiya brothel coaxing her client to stay, an allusive picture ( mitate-e ) to the legend of Watanabe no Tsuna and the demon Ibaraki at the Rashomon gate, the girl's hidden left arm representing the demon's arm severed by Watanabe no Tsuna, second state of the print with reserve-printed name of the brothel on the entrance curtain--good impression and color, worming chuban tate-e : 11 1/8 x 8¼in. (28.3 x 21cm.)
Suzuki Harunobu (1725?-1770)
Suzuki Harunobu (1725?-1770)
Suzuki Harunobu (1725?-1770) Color woodcut: a courtesan of the Ibarakiya brothel coaxing her client to stay, an allusive picture ( mitate-e ) to the legend of Watanabe no Tsuna and the demon Ibaraki at the Rashomon gate, the girl's hidden left arm representing the demon's arm severed by Watanabe no Tsuna, second state of the print with reserve-printed name of the brothel on the entrance curtain--good impression and color, worming chuban tate-e : 11 1/8 x 8¼in. (28.3 x 21cm.)
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