鈴木春信画「風俗四季歌仙 立春」|The First Day of Spring (Risshun), from the series Fashionable Poetic Immortals of the Four Seasons (Fūzoku shiki Kasen)
Suzuki Harunobu
ca. 1768 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper · Asian Art
A young man with a sword tucked into his sash looks up at a young woman in the doorway as he gestures toward a bitter-orange (daidai) tree in the garden. The artist puns on a classical poem by Fujiwara no Shunzei (1114–1204) that refers to opening the gates of the heavens (ama no to) by showing a young woman opening rain shutters (amado). The poem reads: Ama no to no akuru keshiki mo , shizuka nite kumoi yori koso haru wa tachikere As the gates of heavens open, quietly a splendid scene appears as spring arrives from the palace of the clouds. —Trans. John T. Carpenter
- Artist
- Suzuki Harunobu
- Date
- ca. 1768
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Henry L. Phillips Collection, Bequest of Henry L. Phillips, 1939
