Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770)The Cloth-fulling Jewel River, a Famous Place in Settsu Province (Toi no Tamagawa, Settsu no meisho)Edo period, 18th centurywoodblock print, from an untitled series of Six Jewel rivers (Mu Tamagawa), signed Suzuki Harunobu ga (Pictured by Suzuki Harunobu), circa 1766-67Vertical chuban: 27.6 x 20.8 cm., 10⅞ x 8¼ in.品相: Good impression and colour, some oxidisation as can be seen in the photograph, slight toning, paper backing.The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.来源_1: One of a series of scenes from the Six Jewel Rivers (Mutamagawa). This print illustrates two women, probably a mother and daughter, beating cloth under a candle hung on the pillar in an earthen-floored room. The fulling of cloth signifies a quiet autumn evening. Seen through a bamboo window is a tree with persimmons, another autumnal motif. A single towel hung over a rod deepens the homely but lonely atmosphere.Two small prints on the wall illustrate fireworks near a bridge over the Sumida River in Edo in summer and the viewing of the moon in autumn. They are depicted as benizuri-e, examples of an old printmaking method that used only two colours. The appearance of these benizuri-e within a polychrome colour print, demonstrating the new "brocade" technique invented by Harunobu, allowed the viewer to savour the contrast.The subject of Mutamagawa, developed from the classical theme of beautiful rivers employed to represent famous scenic places in waka poems, was eventually standardized, probably in the Edo period, to form a group of six Jewel Rivers. As described in the poem, this scene depicts the Jewel River flowing through a renowned picturesque location in Settsu, modern Osaka:The poem by has been translated by Miyeko Murase1:Fulling of Cloth at Tamagawa by Lady SagamiThe autumn wind over the pines sounds forlorn.In the loneliness, the sound of fulling cloth at Tamagawa.Matsukaze nooto dani aki wasabishiki ni koromo utsu nariTamagawa no satoThe poem was actually composed by Minamoto Toshiyori (ca. 1055-1129), not by Lady Sagami, as stated in the inscription.1. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/60027586For a different impression of the same print in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 50.3601, go to:https://collections.mfa.org/objects/255011