Harunobu Evening Snow on the Floss Shaper Tea Towel

Evening Snow on the Floss Shaper
A woman sits among soft mounds of white silk floss by a black lacquered form, a second woman nearby.
Nurioke no bosetsu, from the series Eight Parlour Views (Zashiki hakkei).
This impression carries the signature and seal of the poet Kyosen, who commissioned the series.
Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766. Art Institute of Chicago, 1928.903.

The print sits on a pale ground, with its title and credit beneath.
Printed on one side with reactive inks. Natural, off-white base. Firm, with a structured drape; the back is softer than the front. Red ric-rac along the top and bottom edges, sewn with yellow thread.
Made to order in England, so slight variation in size and in the wave of the trim is normal.