Block 62

Lot 37. KAYOI KOMACHI

Lot 37. KAYOI KOMACHI

Image is an example from the Art Institute of Chicago

SUZUKI HARUNOBU (B. about 1730, d. 1770)

A young woman, a modern representative of Ono No Komachi, standing on the veranda of a house. Ode above and a small picture of the real Komachi. Mizu-e or “water print.”

Hoso-e. Signed: Harunobu ga. Much faded. About 1764.

Purchaser: Charles H. Chandler
Price: $5.00

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