Righteousness, from The Five Virtues

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Righteousness, from The Five Virtues

Suzuki HarunobuLinkedCulture matchlcp-b641e8b682cb

Date
1767
Medium
color woodblock print
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Japanese Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
152484

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. The artist's signature is on the door painted with a mandarin drake in a snowy scene.

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The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
Provenance
Louis V. Ledoux | by 1969–1975: Edith Ehrman [1932–1974], New York, NY, consigned to Sotheby's for sale after her death | 1975: (Sotheby Parke Bernet, June 17, 1975 sale, lot 29) | 1975–?: (R. E. Lewis, Inc., California, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Kelvin Smith) | ?–1985: The Kelvin Smith Collection, Cleveland, OH, given by Mrs. Kelvin [Eleanor Armstrong] Smith [1899–1998] given to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 1985–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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