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Chōbunsai Eishi

The Well Curb, Episode 23 from Ise Monogatari

Description

Maker

Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756-1829)
Nishimuraya Yohachi 西村屋与八 (Japanese, 1759-1869), publisher

Title

The Well Curb, Episode 23 from Ise Monogatari

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

ca. 1790

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

38.4 x 75.1 cm (15 1/8 x 29 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Eishi ga

Seals: Censor's seal | kiwame

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1134

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Poets, Heroes, and Courtiers
Literary and Narrative Traditions in Japanese Prints
Sep 06, 2002 – Dec 01, 2002

Label copy

Once again the subject here is Prince Genji, the hero of the great eleventh-century Japanese novel of courtly life, The Tale of Genji (Genji-monogatari), written by Lady Murasaki Shikibu. The figures in this print, however, are dressed in Edo-period (1600-1868) costume.

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Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756-1829)
Nishimuraya Yohachi 西村屋与八 (Japanese, 1759-1869), publisher
The Well Curb, Episode 23 from Ise Monogatari, ca. 1790
polychrome woodblock print
38.4 x 75.1 cm (15 1/8 x 29 9/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1134

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