The Jewel River of Plovers (Chidori no Tamagawa), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers c. 1767

This ukiyo-e woodblock print, "The Jewel River of Plovers (Chidori no Tamagawa)," is part of Suzuki Harunobu's renowned "Six Jewel Rivers" series, created around 1767. The print depicts two women walking along a riverbank adorned with swirling water and a distant mountain landscape. One woman is dressed in a richly patterned kimono, holding a small black box, while the other carries a round container. The gentle composition and elegant figures are characteristic of Harunobu's style, which helped to define the "beautiful woman" genre of ukiyo-e art. This print, like many others from the series, was highly popular in its time and continues to be admired for its delicate beauty and evocative portrayal of everyday life in Edo-era Japan.