Suzuki HARUNOBU ( 1725-1770) Courtesan and her kamuro Chuban tate-e, depicting a courtesan and her kamuro watching geese in flight in the rainy evening sky, a poem entitled "Uchu no kari" (Wild geese in the rain) in a cloud-shaped cartouche, signed Suzuki Harunobu ga lower right; framed under glass 27 x 19.8 cm Chuban tate-e, 'Uchu no kari' (Wild geese in the rain) 10.63 x 7.79 in. Provenance: Christie's sale, London, 15 April 1996, lot 38 Philippe Dennery Collection To the current owner by succession Suzuki HARUNOBU ( 1725-1770)