Two Women Picking Plum Blossoms at a Wall c. 1766 - 1767

Editor: This is "Two Women Picking Plum Blossoms at a Wall," attributed to Suzuki Harunobu. It's a print on paper, roughly 10 by 8 inches. I find it serene, almost dreamlike. What strikes you most about this piece? Curator: The delicate balance, perhaps? The wall, so solid, against the ephemeral blossoms and the women’s graceful movements. It feels like a fleeting moment captured, a memory unfolding. I wonder, what stories do you think they're sharing? Editor: Maybe secrets whispered on a spring day? I didn't think about the wall representing something solid or permanent! Curator: Precisely! And the blossoms, so temporary, a reminder of life's transience. Beauty blooming, then fading. Editor: I'll definitely see this piece in a new light now. Thanks!