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Snow (Yuki), from the series Fashionable Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Fūryū setsugekka)

ca. 1768–69 (Meiwa 5–6)
Not on view
A courtesan, protected from the snow by a male servant holding a large umbrella, staves off the cold by tucking her chin into her collar and hiding her hands within the robes. She is accompanied by two young kamuro (children attendants) from a brothel, who jointly grasp a smaller umbrella. Together they proceed through a thick layer of newly fallen snow, which almost covers their black lacquer geta. The large flakes of snow stand out against a pale gray sky.

This design is part of a set of three which reference the traditional East Asian pictorial theme of Snow, Moon and Flowers (Setsugekka). The poem on the print is a classical waka on the theme of snow.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 鈴木春信画 「風流雪月花　雪」
  • Title: Snow (Yuki), from the series Fashionable Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Fūryū setsugekka)
  • Artist: Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: ca. 1768–69 (Meiwa 5–6)
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
  • Dimensions: Vertical chūban; 11 1/8 x 8 3/8 in. (28.3 x 21.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Henry L. Phillips Collection, Bequest of Henry L. Phillips, 1939
  • Object Number: JP2774
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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