Benevolence, from The Five Virtues — Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724–1770)

Description

This reproduction follows “Benevolence, from The Five Virtues”, dated 1767 and held by Cleveland Museum of Art. The source credits the maker as Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724–1770).

The title associates an everyday scene of personal care with benevolence. This colour woodcut belongs to Harunobu’s Five Virtues series and the specific social world of eighteenth-century Edo.

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Source title

Benevolence, from The Five Virtues

Original date

1767

Original medium (museum record)

color woodblock print

Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Accession

1949.124

Documented original measurements

27.6 × 20.4 cm (sheet)

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