Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1720-1775). Burning Maple Leaves, circa 1765. Woodblock print. 10-3/4 x 8 inches (27.3 x 20.3...

Description

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1720-1775)
Burning Maple Leaves, circa 1765
Woodblock print
10-3/4 x 8 inches (27.3 x 20.3 cm) (sheet, chuban)

PROVENANCE:
Hans Popper (1905-1971), San Francisco;
His posthumous sale: Sotheby's Parke Bernet, New York, October 5, 1972, lot 42;
Edith Ehrman (1932-1974), New York, acquired from the above;
Her posthumous sale: Sotheby's, New York, June 17, 1975, lot 24;
The British Rail Pension Fund Collection, acquired from the above;
Their sale: Sotheby's, London, December 8, 1987, lot 13;
Sotheby's, New York, September 18, 1998, lot, 308;
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

EXHIBITED:
Museum of Decorative Arts, Palais du Louvre, Paris, "Images du temps qui passe," June-October 1966, no. 105;
Philadelphia Museum of Art, "Suzuki Harunobu," September-November 1970, no. 22;
Japan Society, New York, April 1975.

An additional impression of this work can be found in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.





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