Tears of Union for Ochiyo and Hanbei (Ochiyo Hanbei no yoru no ame), from the series Eight Pledges at Lovers' Meetings (Ômi hakkei)

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Tears of Union for Ochiyo and Hanbei (Ochiyo Hanbei no yoru no ame), from the series Eight Pledges at Lovers' Meetings (Ômi hakkei)

「逢身八契　お千代半兵衛の寄乃涙」

Kitagawa Utamaro I (Japanese, early 1750s–1806)
Publisher: Ômiya Gonkurô (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

about 1798–99 (Kansei 10–11)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical ôban; 38.3 x 26 cm (15 1/16 x 10 1/4 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.6488

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Asano & Clark, Passionate Art (1995), #295; Ukiyo-e shûka 3 (1978), list #312.1; Shibui, Ukiyo-e zuten Utamaro (1964), 161.1.1; Yoshida, Utamaro zenshû (1941), #407; Ukiyo-e taisei 7 (1931), #203

DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.14211, 21.6488

Signed Utamaro hitsu
歌麿筆

Marks No censor's seal
改印：なし

ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.