Suzuki Harunobu (Japan, 1725-1770) Print, chuban tate-e, from the series Ukiyo-e bijin yosehana (浮世絵美人寄花), Floating World Beauties Compared to Flowers, Minami Yamasakiya uchi Motoura board, Yaezakura (みなみ山さきや内元浦、八重桜), Cherry Tree (Yaesakura): Motoura from the Minami Yamasakiya. Signed Harunobu ga. Circa 1768-1769. Dim. 28,2 x 20,9 cm This print depicts the courtesan Motoura of the Yamasaki house and her kamuro. Motoura is compared to a double-flowered cherry tree. She is smoking a pipe, seated on a windowsill, while her kamuro observes the horizon with a spyglass. The waka (Dairin Gushō) at the top of the print has been modified: the word 'kokonoe ni' has been replaced by 'Yamasaki ni', the name of the house where Motoura works. Reference: A similar print held at the Art Institute of Chicago, reference no. 1925.2116