The Heron Maiden Standing Beneath a Willow Tree (1868–1912): Art, History and Details

The Heron Maiden Standing Beneath a Willow Tree (1868–1912) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724–1770).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

Suzuki Harunobu produced the original design for this print in about 1766 to 1767. The brighter colors of this print, and in particular the unfaded color of the water indicates that it is of a later date.

Object facts

• Title: The Heron Maiden Standing Beneath a Willow Tree
• Date: 1868–1912
• Creator attribution: Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724–1770)
• Culture: Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
• Type: Print
• Technique: color woodblock print
• Dimensions: Sheet: 27.7 x 20.8 cm (10 7/8 x 8 3/16 in.)
• Collection: Japanese Art
• Department: Japanese Art
• Accession number: 1985.310

Collection credit

The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith

Further reading listed by the museum

• “Checklist of the Kelvin Smith Bequest.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 75, no. 7 (September 1988): 292–295.

View the collection record

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