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The Syllable Yu: A Young Man of the Ariwara Family, from the series Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Prints (Fûryû nishiki-e Ise monogatari)


風流錦絵伊勢物語 「ゆ」 在原なりける男
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1770–73 (Meiwa 7–An'ei 2)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical koban (half aiban); 22.4 x 15.5 cm (8 13/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession Number53.2812
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionNo. 39 in the series of 48, illustrating episode 65 of Tales of Ise.

MFA impressions: 11.19797, 53.2812

The series was apparently published in the form of two orihon albums, the first volume (24 designs on 12 aiban sheets) in about 1770, the second volume in about 1772-73. The complete set, in two volumes: 2006.1795.1-2
Signed Shunshô ga
春章画
InscriptionsPoem: Itazura ni/ yukite wa kinuru/ mono yue ni/ mimaku hoshisa ni/ izanawaretsutsu
Provenance1953, gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 10, 1953)