Suzuki Harunobu (1724-1770)
Suzuki Harunobu (1724-1770)

Tenugui-kake kihan (Returning sails from the towel rack), from the series Zashiki hakkei (Eight parlor views)

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Suzuki Harunobu (1724-1770)
Tenugui-kake kihan (Returning sails from the towel rack), from the series Zashiki hakkei (Eight parlor views)
A girl taking water in a dipper from a small cistern, a towel pegged to dry on a bamboo rack, flapping and taking the shape of "returning boats," a play on the scene of returning boats from the classic set, Eight views of Omi, another girl sewing within the room, gauffrage in garments--good impression, faded, lightly soiled, paper thinned upper corners, pin hole upper right corner, backed
chuban tate-e: 28.4 x 21.1cm.

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