Righteousness, from The Five Virtues
Suzuki Harunobu · 1767 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Two young male courtesans enjoy reading in their quarters by candlelight. One holds an illustrated book recognizable as the drawing manual Illustrated Book of the Treasure-Bag of Sketches (絵本写宝袋), published in 1720 by Tachibana Morikuni (1679–1748). The poem at the top translates as follows: In all things to be humble, discern the path of reason, and abstain from falsehood. This is what we call righteousness. The artist's signature is on the door painted with a mandarin drake in a snowy scene.
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- Maker
- Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724–1770)
- Date
- 1767
- Medium
- color woodblock print
- Dimensions
- Overall: 36.6 x 21.6 cm (14 7/16 x 8 1/2 in.)
- Place of origin
- Japan
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
