# Young Woman Riding a Phoenix

- By: Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725 (?)–1770)
- Date: 1765
- Medium: Color woodblock print; chuban yoko-e
- Classification: Print
- Dimensions: 20.5 × 27.7 cm (8 × 10 7/8 in.); Mat: 40.7 × 63.5 cm (16 × 25 in.)
- Culture: Japan
- Credit line: Clarence Buckingham Collection
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/44206)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/08f8f9c4-a758-bb29-175a-911f699c4e2c/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Here, a beautiful young woman riding on a phoenix holds pan pipes (sho) in her hands. The numbers for the long months of the year are visible on her sleeve. This subject probably refers to a Chinese immortal. One possibility is the sage who was known for his enchanting flute playing, while another is the sage who was often pictured riding a phoenix.

Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0