The Heron Maiden

Color woodblock print; hashira-eSuzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770/c. 1766/67

Description

The Heron Maiden is an internationally celebrated Color woodblock print; hashira-e created by Suzuki Harunobu (c. 1766/67). From the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago.

Provenance

Yamanaka & Company; sold to Clarence Buckingham (1854–1913), Chicago, Dec. 1906; by descent to his sisters Lucy Maud Buckingham (1870–1920) and Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858–1937), Chicago, 1913; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1925.

Dimensions

71.8 × 10.2 cm (28 1/4 × 4 in.)

Source

The Art Institute of Chicago

Movement / Period

Japanese (culture or style)

Accession No

22939

Official Citations

[The Art Institute of Chicago Official Record][Full Resolution Image]

Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770

Japanese (culture or style) • Japan • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries

Continuous Discovery