Suzuki Harunobu
An amorous couple under a mosquito net (kaya) | Edo period, 18th century
A woodblock print by Suzuki Harunobu depicting an intimate domestic scene of a couple beneath a mosquito net (kaya) during the Edo period. The composition includes a mother partially emerging from the netting with a toy for her child, who squats beside a small daruma doll and lamp, with a bamboo vase of flowering sprigs visible on the veranda.
- Medium
- woodblock print, depicting a couple under a mosquito net (kaya), the mother partially emerged from the netting with a toy to amuse her child, the child squatting beside a small daruma and a lamp, a bamboo vase with two flowering sprigs on the veranda, published circa 1765-1770
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- Auction House · Sotheby's
🔨 Auction Lot
Fine Japanese Prints
December 6, 2021
Estimate: $1,200 – $1,800
Lot 5
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