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Righteousness
Suzuki Harunobu, 1767
Two young men read by candlelight, absorbed in their books. A quiet, lamplit moment from Harunobu's Edo-period Japan, paired with a short poem on righteousness.
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About this artwork
Harunobu's colour woodblock print of 1767 shows two young male courtesans enjoying a book together in their quarters, lit by a candle. One of them holds an illustrated drawing manual, recognisable as the Illustrated Book of the Treasure-Bag of Sketches, published in 1720 by Tachibana Morikuni. A poem across the top gives the work its title. It encourages humility in all things, following the path of reason and avoiding falsehood, and calls this righteousness. Harunobu was an innovator in ukiyo-e, known for pioneering full-colour prints from 1765.
On your wall: Its calm, intimate subject suits a study, reading nook or bedroom, and sits well in quiet interiors that favour Japanese art or thoughtful, contemplative spaces.
- Title
- Righteousness
- Artist
- Suzuki Harunobu
- Year
- 1767
- Style
- Japanese art
- Shape
- Portrait
Public domain (CC0). Image courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Text based on Cleveland Museum of Art (CC0).
About Suzuki Harunobu
Suzuki Harunobu was a Japanese designer of woodblock prints in the ukiyo-e style. In 1765 he became the first to produce full-colour prints, which made the earlier two- and three-colour methods obsolete. His subjects ranged from classical poems to contemporary beauties, and his style was widely imitated, even forged, by other artists.
Based on Wikipedia.
Canvas and printing
Printed on canvas and stretched over a 2 cm FSC-certified wooden frame, with the image wrapping around the edges. Framed versions sit in a wooden floater frame in black, natural or dark wood.
Delivery and returns
Every canvas is printed to order by our partner in Germany: framed canvases arrive in 6–11 working days, unframed ones in 7–12 working days. Delivery is free in Switzerland on orders from CHF 99. We also deliver to the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and many more countries, printed close to you where possible. You can return an undamaged canvas within 14 days. See delivery and returns.
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