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Chōbunsai Eishi

The Well Curb, Episode 23 from Ise Monogatari, ca. 1790

Description

Maker

  • Nishimuraya Yohachi, Japanese, publisher
  • Chōbunsai Eishi, 1756-1829, Japanese

Title

The Well Curb, Episode 23 from Ise Monogatari

Year

ca. 1790

Medium

polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink,
  • color

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

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

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Eishi ga

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1134

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Poets, Heroes, and Courtiers

September 6 - December 1, 2002

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

The Well Curb, Episode 23 from Ise Monogatari, ca. 1790

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The Well Curb, Episode 23 from Ise Monogatari, ca. 1790

Chōbunsai Eishi

The Well Curb, Episode 23 from Ise Monogatari, ca. 1790

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