Renshi, from the series Fūryū goshiki-zumi (A Stylish Version of Five Colors of Ink)
Suzuki Harunobu, Renshi, from the series Fūryū goshiki-zumi (A Stylish Version of Five Colors of Ink), ca. 1768, color woodblock print with embossing on paper; chūban nishiki-e, The Mary Andrews Ladd Collection, public domain, 32.71
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- Title
Renshi, from the series Fūryū goshiki-zumi (A Stylish Version of Five Colors of Ink)
- Related Titles
original language: 蓮之
series (original language): 風流五色墨
series (translated): A Stylish Version of Five Colors of Ink
series (transliterated): Fūryū goshiki-zumi
transliterated: Renshi
- Artist
- Date
ca. 1768
- Period
Japan: Edo period (1615-1868)
- Medium
color woodblock print with embossing on paper; chūban nishiki-e
- Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyoe shūka v. 4, list no. 324.3
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
image: 11 5/16 in x 8 5/16 in; sheet: 11 3/8 in x 8 9/16 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
signature: 春信画, printed in black relief, lower middle Transliteration (Translation): Harunobu ga (picture [by] Harunobu) Language: Japanese
inscription: 蓮之 // あさかほや / 不断みてゐる / 顔も扨, printed in black within cloud-shaped register, upper middle Transliteration (Translation): Renshi // Asagao ya / fudan miteiru / kao mo sate (Morning glories— / once again, the faces / I am always seeing // [by] Renshi) Language: Japanese
- Collection Area
Asian Art; Graphic Arts
- Category
Prints
Japanese Traditional Prints
- Object Type
relief print
- Culture
Japanese
- Credit Line
The Mary Andrews Ladd Collection
- Accession Number
32.71
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
This print is from a series inspired by a contemporary poetry anthology, Five Colors of Ink (1731). The original haikai verse by poet Renshi (1683–1742) reads:
Asagao ya!T!Morning glories— fudan miteiru!T!once again, the faces kao mo sate!T!I am always seeing
Harunobu presents the woman brushing her teeth on the veranda as the poet. Is the dog one of the "morning faces" she sees? Or her male companion, still asleep behind the curtain?
This series was issued with a title sheet, something done rarely and only for the most deluxe nishiki-e. This impression stands out for the excellent condition of its color.
- Exhibitions
2011 The Artist's Touch, The Craftsman's Hand: Three Centuries of Japanese Prints from the Portland Art Museum Portland Art Museum
2018 Suzuki Harunobu and the Culture of Color Portland Art Museum