By the Stream
Suzuki Harunobu
1760–1770
- Medium
- Color woodblock print; right sheet of chuban diptych (left sheet: 1925.2031)
- Dimensions
- 28.1 × 21 cm (11 1/8 × 8 5/16 in.)
- Genre
- woodblock print
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
printasian artJapanese (culture or style)woodblock print
About
Two women in light, semi-transparent, summer kimono are relaxing by a stream. One has slipped her foot out of her wooden clogs and rests on a bench with her fan close at hand. The other ties her sash (obi), and has placed a brazier, pipe, and tobacco pouch on the bench.
