Masao Ebina,
Japanese,
(active 1913–1980)
Tale of Genji: Ch. 1, Kiritsubo, 1955
Ink on paper
9 5/16 x 12 13/16 in. (23.6 x 32.5 cm)
Tale of Genji: Ch. 1, Kiritsubo, 1955
Ink on paper
9 5/16 x 12 13/16 in. (23.6 x 32.5 cm)
Object Type:
Print
Technique:
Wood-block Printing
Creation Place:
Asia, Japan
Credit Line:
Purchased with funds from the Aoki Endowment for Japanese Arts and Cultures
Accession Number:
2015.1.12
Commentary
Genji Monogatari (The Tale of Genji), Vol. I, "Kiritsubo": She was Prince Genji's mother who passed away when Genji was three years old. Later, Genji, though married to Aoi-no-ue, fell in love with a beautiful court lady, Fujitsubo, who was the doppelganger to Kiritsubo.
Marks
The work bears the artist's seal, "Masao."
Medium
Ink and silver-colored metallic pigments on paper
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