
Ehon Edo suzume
- Medium:
- Woodblock printed book, one volume
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
This woodblock printed book is bound in a tan/gold patterned textile cover rather than showing an internal print image; the fabric features a woven damask-style pattern of pale florettes and stylized foliate roundels on the right side, overlaid with an embroidered or printed spray of blue-green flowers and orange blossoms with dark teal leaves along the left edge. The cover is photographed against a plain gray background, with visible wear at the spine and corners. No page illustration is visible—only the exterior binding of Kitagawa Utamaro's *Ehon Edo suzume*, a one-volume woodblock printed book.
More Prints by Kitagawa Utamaro

Akashi of the Tamaya, from the series Seven Komachis of Yoshiwara (Seiro nana Komachi) (Tamaya uchi Akashi, Uraji, Shimano)
Woodblock print

Hour of the Tiger (Tora no koku = 4 AM) from the series Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seirô jûni toki tsuzuki), Late Edo period, circa 1794
Woodblock print

Ikebana arrangement of Peony and Willow in Dragon Pot
1781–1806
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

The Greatest Beauties of Our Time (Toji zensei bijin zoroe): Somenosuke of the Matsubaya with Attendants Wakagi and Wakaba
Woodblock print
Frequently Asked Questions
Ehon Edo suzume was created by Kitagawa Utamaro (喜多川歌麿).