Images
https://piction.clevelandart.org/cma/ump.di?e=3616D24BABE975E1BF1A8E9B049BB8128B73B9954AD68569A449B04F6A4B9E3B&s=24247294&se=648890565&v=0&f=1985.307_o2.jpg
https://piction.clevelandart.org/cma/ump.di?e=3BA5B9E796A7F86ECAF8A7B909E7A4A7950EAE7C7C14E696B58DE96756F1B42D&s=24247294&se=648890565&v=3&f=1985.307_o2.jpg
Jul 29, 2014
Jul 5, 2005
Righteousness, from The Five Virtues
Righteousness, from The Five Virtues
五常の内 義
1767
Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信
(Japanese, 1724–1770)
(1615-1868)
Color woodblock print
Overall: 36.6 x 21.6 cm (14 7/16 x 8 1/2 in.)
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.307
Location
Download and Share
Did you know?
The artist's signature is on the door painted with a mandarin drake in a snowy scene.
Description
Two young male courtesans enjoy reading in their quarters by candlelight. One holds an illustrated book recognizable as the drawing manual Illustrated Book of the Treasure-Bag of Sketches (絵本写宝袋), published in 1720 by Tachibana Morikuni (1679–1748). The poem at the top translates as follows:
In all things to be humble,
discern the path of reason,
and abstain from falsehood.
This is what we call righteousness.
Contact us
The information about this object, including provenance, may not be currently accurate. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please email collectionsdata@clevelandart.org.
To request more information about this object, study images, or bibliography, contact the Ingalls Library Reference Desk.
All images and data available through Open Access can be downloaded for free. For images not available through Open Access, a detail image, or any image with a color bar, request a digital file from Image Services.