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Parody of the Story of Yoshitsune and Jôruri-hime, in an Assignation Teahouse (Ageya jûni dan)


「揚屋十二段」
Okumura Masanobu (Japanese, 1686–1764)
Publisher: Igaya Kan'emon (Bunkidô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1710s

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper
Dimensions Horizontal ôban; 29.2 x 41.3 cm (11 1/2 x 16 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession Number53.2920
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné MFA, Printed Treasures (2008), #16
DescriptionOne of six prints (53.2920-5) from an album (53.2919) formerly belonging to Ôta Nanpo (aka Shoku Sanjin, 1749-1823).
Signed Okumura Masanobu zu
奥村政信図
ProvenanceÔta Nanpo (aka Shoku Sanjin, b. 1749 - d. 1823), Japan (dates of ownership not established). 1953, gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 10, 1953)