SUZUKI HARUNOBU (1725-1770) Edo period (1615-1868), late 1760sSUZUKI HARUNOBU (1725-1770)Edo period (1615-1868), late 1760sA chuban tate-e of lovers reading a letter in front of a partially open shoji (sliding paper door) showing the snow-laden branches outside, a parody of Act VII of Chushingura (The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers), unsigned; with probably the copyright owner's seal Fuji. 26.5cm x 19.7cm (10 7/8in x 7¾in).For another impression as an e-goyomi (picture calender) in the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, see Kobayashi Tadashi, Seishun no ukiyoeshi; Suzuki Harunobu, Edo no kararisuto tojo (Suzuki Harunobu, Ukiyo-e Master of the Springtime of Youth: Entry on Stage of the Edo Colorist), exh. cat., Chiba, Chiba City Museum of Art and Hagi Uragami Museum, 2002, cat. no.51.