young couple and child watching cock fight, Suzuki Harunobu

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Suzuki Harunobu, young couple and child watching cock fight
Suzuki Harunobu, young couple and child watching cock fight
Suzuki Harunobu
young couple and child watching cock fight
late 1760s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Suzuki Harunobu, artist
circa 1725–1770
young couple and child watching cock fight, late 1760s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: color woodcut
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 279 x 201 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 11 x 7 15/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 284 x 201 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 11 3/16 x 7 15/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 x 14 in
Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial
Accession number: 1928.7573
Not on display
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Harunobu is known for his depictions of elegantly posed slender young men and women. The viewer can tell from the imagery in this print that the season must be late May or early June, when it is frequently hot and humid in Japan. The sudare bamboo blind hangs down at the back of the porch to keep out the afternoon sun and the irises are blooming in the garden. The figure to the right is a young man, as evidenced by his hairstyle with the center of his head shaved but not the forelock. His garment is refreshingly thin, his upper body visible beneath the lightweight material. He is also holding an uchiwa, round fan, to cool himself.