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「源氏浮船」
A Parody of the Ukifune Chapter of the Tale of Genji (Genji Ukifune)
「源氏浮船」
Okumura Masanobu (Japanese, 1686–1764)
Japanese
Edo period
1740s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (beni-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color
Dimensions
Horizontal ô-ôban; 30.2 x 41.3 cm (11 7/8 x 16 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number06.385
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Marks et al., Genji's World (2012), list #G041 (no photo); Nakamachi, "Genji Pictures," in Envisioning the Tale of Genji (2008), fig. 35; Asia Soc./JASA, Designed for Pleasure (2008), p. 76, fig. 52; Ukiyo-e shûka 10 (1979), pl. 180
DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.385, 21.6868
Signed
Hôgetsudô Tanchôsai Okumura Bunkaku Masanobu ga
方月堂丹鳥斎奥村文角政信画
方月堂丹鳥斎奥村文角政信画
Marks
Artist's seal: Tanchôsai
ProvenanceMarch 8, 1906, gift of Denman Waldo Ross