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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; 33.1 x 47.5 cm (13 1/16 x 18 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6868
NOT ON VIEW
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
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.