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Winter (Fuyu), from the series Fashionable Amusements of the Four Seasons (Fūryū shiki no asobi)

ca. 1770–72 (Meiwa 7–An’ei 1)
Not on view
Koryūsai was influenced by Harunobu’s style in depicting gentle, elegant women. Here a courtesan steps out on a verandah just after snowfall, as a young woman and child look on. The poem at the upper right left of this print reads:


足あとに 悋気しつとや 雪の朝

Ashi ato ni
rinki shizu to ya
yuki no asa

Don’t be jealous
about footprints—
in the morning snow.

(Trans. John T. Carpenter)

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 磯田湖龍斎画 「風流四季遊　冬」
  • Title: Winter (Fuyu), from the series Fashionable Amusements of the Four Seasons (Fūryū shiki no asobi)
  • Artist: Isoda Koryūsai (Japanese, 1735–1790)
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: ca. 1770–72 (Meiwa 7–An’ei 1)
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
  • Dimensions: Vertical chūban;10 3/8 x 7 5/8 in. (26.4 x 19.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914
  • Object Number: JP885
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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