Lovers Walking in the Snow (Crow and Heron), Edo period (1615–1868), 1764–72, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, with embossing (karazuri), H. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); W. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm), Prints, Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770), Of all ukiyo-e prints of lovers, this one creates the most romantic and melancholic mood. Harunobu emphasizes the intimacy of two lovers strolling in the snow, even suggesting perhaps a michiyuki, a path to a love suicide
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Lovers Walking, Snow, Crow, Heron, Edo period, 1615–1868, 1764–72, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print, ink, color, paper, embossing, karazuri, H, 11 1/4, 28.6 cm, W, 8 1/8, 20.6, Prints, Suzuki Harunobu, Japanese, 1725–1770, ukiyo-e prints, lovers, creates, romantic, melancholic mood, Harunobu emphasizes, intimacy, two lovers strolling, snow, even suggesting, perhaps, michiyuki, path, love suicide
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