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Ehon haru no nishiki (Picture Book: The Brocade of Spring)

(Japanese, 1747–1818)
(Japanese, 1725–1770)
(Japanese)
1771 (Meiwa 8)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
DimensionsOverall: 21.5 x 15.9 cm (8 7/16 x 6 1/4 in.); chûbon
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number1997.477.1-2
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsIllustrated books
ProvenanceDecember 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the library of the Museum. (Accession Date: July 31, 1998)
Praying for Rain (Amagoi), from the series Fashionable Seven Komachi (Fûryû nana Komachi)
Shiba Kôkan (Suzuki Harushige)
about 1772–73 (Meiwa 9–An'ei 2)
Go (Ki), from an untitled series of the Four Accomplishments (Kinkishoga)
Shiba Kôkan (Suzuki Harushige)
about 1770–71 (Meiwa 7–8)
Poem by Bun'ya no Yasuhide, from an untitled series of the Six Poetic Immortals (Rokkasen)
Shiba Kôkan (Suzuki Harushige)
about 1770–71 (Meiwa 7–8)
Poem by Ono no Komachi, from an untitled series of the Six Poetic Immortals (Rokkasen)
Shiba Kôkan (Suzuki Harushige)
about 1770–71 (Meiwa 7–8)
Poem by Ono no Komachi, from an untitled series of the Six Poetic Immortals (Rokkasen)
Shiba Kôkan (Suzuki Harushige)
about 1770–71 (Meiwa 7–8)
Courtesan and Maid on the Shore of a Lake
Shiba Kôkan (Suzuki Harushige)
about 1771–72 (Meiwa 8–9)
Couple Cooling Off on a Garden Bench
Shiba Kôkan (Suzuki Harushige)
about 1771–72 (Meiwa 8–9)
Courtesan and Guest with Mosquito Net
Shiba Kôkan (Suzuki Harushige)
about 1772–73 (Meiwa 9–10)
Wild Geese in Rain (Uchû no kari)
Shiba Kôkan (Suzuki Harushige)
about 1771–72 (Meiwa 8–9)
Praying for Rain (Amagoi), from the series Fashionable Seven Komachi (Fûryû nana Komachi)
Shiba Kôkan (Suzuki Harushige)
about 1772–73 (Meiwa 9–An'ei 2)