The Heron Maiden Standing Beneath a Willow Tree

Description

Suzuki Harunobu produced the original design for this print in about 1766 to 1767. The brighter colors of this print, and in particular the unfaded color of the water indicates that it is of a later date.

Provenance

Louis W. Black (sale: Sotheby Parke Bernet, March 4, 1976, lot 16); R. E. Lewis, Inc.

The Heron Maiden Standing Beneath a Willow Tree

Suzuki Harunobu

1868–1912

Accession Number

1985.310

Medium

color woodblock print

Dimensions

Sheet: 27.7 x 20.8 cm (10 7/8 x 8 3/16 in.)

Classification

Print

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith