The Heron Maiden (Sagi musume); second state of the print originally titled Winter: Snowflowers (Fuyu, mutsu no hana), from the series Fahionable Flowers of the Four Seasons (Fûzoku shiki no hana) – Works – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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The Heron Maiden (Sagi musume); second state of the print originally titled Winter: Snowflowers (Fuyu, mutsu no hana), from the series Fahionable Flowers of the Four Seasons (Fûzoku shiki no hana)

The Heron Maiden (Sagi musume); second state of the print originally titled Winter: Snowflowers (Fuyu, mutsu no hana), from the series Fahionable Flowers of the Four Seasons (Fûzoku shiki no hana)

鷺娘　（風俗四季の華　冬　むつの華）

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)

Japanese

Edo period

about 1769–70 (Meiwa 6–7)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical ôban; 34.3 x 24.7 cm (13 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.4661

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #453; Ukiyo-e shûka 4 (1979), list #687.4.2, and supp. 2 (1982), pl. 324

Signed Suzuki Harunobu ga
鈴木春信画

ProvenanceAugust 1919, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frederick W. Gookin; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.