Playing the Koto

Name: Playing the Koto
Brand: Suzuki Harunobu
Price: 189.0 USD
Availability: InStock

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Playing the Koto by Suzuki Harunobu, shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) in Arber Natural, bedroom — Shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) · Framed paper, Arber Natural · Bedroom

Playing the Koto by Suzuki Harunobu, shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) as gallery-wrapped canvas, living — Shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) · Gallery-wrapped canvas · Living room

Playing the Koto by Suzuki Harunobu, shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) on canvas in Arber Warm Walnut, restaurant — Shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) · Framed canvas, Arber Warm Walnut · Restaurant

Story

Two women in patterned kimonos sit together playing a koto, its long body stretched between them as they pluck the strings. The setting is an interior with simple architectural framing, rendered in soft purples, browns, and golden tones that give the scene a quiet, domestic warmth. The print is an example of nishiki-e, the colorful woodblock style within ukiyo-e, created by Suzuki Harunobu, a Japanese artist who lived from 1725 to 1770.