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The Jewel River of Plovers (Chidori no Tamagawa), from the series "Six Jewel Rivers in Popular Customs (Fuzoku Mu Tamagawa)" by Suzuki Harunobu — Japanese Color woodblock print; hashira-e, c. 1769/70

The Jewel River of Plovers (Chidori no Tamagawa), from the series "Six Jewel Rivers in Popular Customs (Fuzoku Mu Tamagawa)"

by Suzuki Harunobu

Date:
c. 1769/70
Medium:
Color woodblock print; hashira-e

Description

A tall, narrow hashira-e print showing a standing woman in profile, her head and shoulders wrapped in a black hood or scarf that frames her face. She wears a layered kimono in muted olive and tan tones with a striped under-robe visible at the sleeve and hem, and she looks back over her shoulder while walking, one geta-shod foot forward. Above her, a small inset cartouche contains a landscape vignette with flying birds and calligraphic text, sitting against the print's plain buff background; the composition is by Suzuki Harunobu, 1764, from "Six Jewel Rivers in Popular Customs (Fuzoku Mu Tamagawa)," titled "The Jewel River of Plovers (Chidori no Tamagawa)."

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The Jewel River of Plovers (Chidori no Tamagawa), from the series "Six Jewel Rivers in Popular Customs (Fuzoku Mu Tamagawa)" was created by Suzuki Harunobu (鈴木春信) in c. 1769/70.