Harunobu | Under the Spell of Flowers, One Forgets to Go Home Uchida Series: Eight Views of Shiba

Series: Eight Views of Shiba in the Eastern Capital | 江戸近郊八景 | Edo kinkô hakkei no uchi

in which he engages in a romantic affair with his half-sister

and although he died young he was considered a brilliant commander

Title: Narcissus

Series: Exceptional Beauties | 美の美

Harunobu | Under the Spell of Flowers, One Forgets to Go Home Uchida Series: Eight Views of ShibaArtist: Suzuki Harunobu (c. 1725 15 July 1770)Date: ~18th CenturyPublisher: Unknown (~18th C.), Sheisha (1964)Title: Under the Spell of Flowers, One Forgets to Go HomeMedium: Offset lithograph printed on tradtional Japanese handmade washi paperSize: Envelope 31. 5 cm x 46 cm The Sheisha Masterpieces collection includes what many art historians consider the rarest and most representative works in the history of ukiyo e. In order to make these rare