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SUZUKI HARUNOBU (1725?-1770) The picture alludes to the sad story of ninth-century poet Ono no
Parody of the Noh Play Kayoi Komachi Komachi and her lover Fukakusa-no-Shosho (General Fukakusa).
Komachi demanded Fukakusa of one hundred night-long visits on
Woodblock print, signed Harunobu ga, published circa 1767-68
a platform which was used for tying up ox-drawn carriages. He
Vertical chuban: 11 x 7Ω in. (28 x 19 cm.)
dutifully came on foot to visit her every night, regardless of absolute
$15,000-25,000 darkness, rain or snow. The story ends tragically as Fukakusa froze
to death in deep snow with his mission unfinished on the very last
night. The same print is in the collection of th eMuseum of Fine
Arts, Boston, accession no. 21.4393
