Attributed to Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木 春信
Japanese, 1725 (?)–1770
Young Woman Riding a Phoenix
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Attributed to Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木 春信
Japanese, 1725 (?)–17701765
Young Woman Riding a Phoenix
Attributed to Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木 春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)–1770 →Japanese (culture or style)woodblock printprint
Date
1765
Medium
Color woodblock print; chuban yoko-e
Dimensions
20.5 × 27.7 cm (8 × 10 7/8 in.); Mat: 40.7 × 63.5 cm (16 × 25 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Clarence Buckingham Collection
Here, a beautiful young woman riding on a phoenix holds pan pipes (sho) in her hands. The numbers for the long months of the year are visible on her sleeve.
This subject probably refers to a Chinese immortal. One possibility is the sage who was known for his enchanting flute playing, while another is the sage who was often pictured riding a phoenix.
Also notable
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Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806
Hamamatsu, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重 Japanese, 1797-1858
Mitsuke: Ferries Crossing the Tenryu River (Mitsuke, Tenryugawa funawatashi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重 Japanese, 1797-1858
