Evening Snow on the Nurioke, from the series Eight Parlor Views

Evening Snow on the Nurioke, from the series Eight Parlor Views

Suzuki Harunobu

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The nurioke was a lacquered wooden form used for drying silk floss. This print series parodies a ubiquitous academic painting subject, the Eight Views of Xiao and Xiang.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Evening Snow on the Nurioke, from the series Eight Parlor ViewsEvening Snow on the Nurioke, from the series Eight Parlor ViewsEvening Snow on the Nurioke, from the series Eight Parlor ViewsEvening Snow on the Nurioke, from the series Eight Parlor ViewsEvening Snow on the Nurioke, from the series Eight Parlor Views

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.