六玉川 「千鳥の玉川 陸奥名所」|“The Jewel River of Plovers, a Famous Place in Mutsu Province,” from the series Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa: Chidori no Tamagawa, Mutsu meisho)

Suzuki Harunobu

probably 1766 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper · Asian Art

六玉川 「千鳥の玉川 陸奥名所」|“The Jewel River of Plovers, a Famous Place in Mutsu Province,” from the series Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa: Chidori no Tamagawa, Mutsu meisho) — Suzuki Harunobu

Yū sareba shiokaze koshite Michinoku no Noda no Tamagawa Evening descends as winds from the sea blow across Jewel River of Noda in Michinoku where flocks of plovers cry. [Signed] Priest Nōin (998–1050) —Trans. John T. Carpenter

Artist
Suzuki Harunobu
Date
probably 1766
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Department
Asian Art
Credit line
The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936

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