The Poetess Ono no Komachi

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Edo period (1615–1868), 1767/68

Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信
Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770

Here poet Ono no Komachi stands against a blank background, dressed in the many-layered robes of a ninth-century court noblewoman. Her pose and attire come from an illustrated book by one of Suzuki Harunobu’s mentors, produced about 40 years before this print. The cherry blossoms on her outer robe are an appropriate motif; like the flowers, the poet’s legendary beauty was brilliant but fleeting.

Status: On View, Gallery 107
Department: Arts of Asia

Artist: Suzuki Harunobu
Title: The Poetess Ono no Komachi
Place: Japan (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1762–1773
Medium: Color woodblock print; chuban
Dimensions: 28.6 × 20.7 cm (11 1/4 × 8 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Clarence Buckingham Collection
Reference Number: 1925.2046
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